Inventory And Demand Planner (Retail)

Location: Hybrid role requiring on-site work 3 days per week at Cranbury, NJ; Pittsfield, MA; or New York, NY

Company

hirify.global is an online home furnishings retailer offering area rugs, lighting, and accessories through a curated ecommerce assortment.

What you will do

• Own demand, inventory, forecasting, replenishment, and OTB planning for an assigned business segment.
• Build SKU- and category-level plans aligned with sales budgets, margin goals, inventory objectives, and financial targets.
• Analyze sales, margin, sell-through, velocity, product lifecycle, and channel trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Calculate receipt and inventory needs using demand, rate of sale, lead times, and current inventory position.
• Partner with suppliers, Marketing, Sales, vendors, and leadership to optimize quantities, timing, availability, and inventory investment.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, inventory health, in-stock performance, and business trends; present recommendations and action plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Operations, Retail Management, Business Management, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
• 4+ years of experience in retail merchandise planning, merchandising, demand forecasting, or inventory management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong understanding of retail math, inventory planning, forecasting, OTB, receipt management, and financial planning fundamentals.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships, prioritize competing business needs, and balance customer needs, inventory productivity, sales opportunities, and profitability.

Nice to have

• Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills, including working with large data sets.
• Experience with ERP, data warehouse, and Business Intelligence tools; Sigma experience is strongly preferred.
• Curiosity about using AI and emerging technologies to improve sales, inventory, forecasting, and factory or supplier planning.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture focused on healthy work-life balance.
• Benefits package for eligible full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, PTO, and 401(k).
• Career advancement opportunities across departments.
• Employee discount across the company’s house of brands.