Sr. Planning Analyst

tarte is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Sr. Planning Analyst to support forecasting and demand planning across our channels. This role is responsible for managing SKU-level forecasts, driving performance analysis, and collaborating cross-functionally to optimize inventory and support strategic initiatives such as new product launches, promotions, and channel growth. You'll play a critical role in shaping how we plan, execute, and scale our business. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is detail oriented and confident working with and summarizing large datasets, and an understanding of retail and digital commerce dynamics.

Responsibilities

Support SKU-level demand planning for our businesses across core, promotional, and newness assortments with direction from the Demand Planning and Merchandising teams; Monitor sales trends, seasonal shifts, and launch performance to improve forecast accuracy and agility; Work closely with the cross functional teams to analyze retailer and product performance trends and variances to forecast; Analyze retail, supply chain, and marketing data to identify demand drivers, risks, and gaps; Build and maintain dashboards and custom reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs), forecast accuracy, and product performance; Conduct post-launch and promotional event analyses to inform future planning strategies; Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to close inventory gaps, reduce overstock risk, and ensure readiness for launches; Partner with Allocations to review purchase orders (POs), weeks of supply (WOS), and communicate risk based on sell thru projections; Review and approve inventory for allocations and gratis transfers related to newness, campaigns, and retail events; Lead forecast-related discussions and influence decision-making across internal teams; Align assumptions for product demand, marketing cadence, and market-level inventory strategy; Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for the Vanguard Demand Planning Tool; Identify opportunities to enhance planning processes, improve data flow, and automate reporting tasks; Contribute to process documentation and best practice development to scale global digital planning capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or a related field; 2-4 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, or digital analytics within a high-growth consumer brand or eCommerce environment; Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus) and BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI); Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize insights from large datasets; Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels; Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment; Must have experience leveraging AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc) and innovation.

Nice to have

Vanguard demand planning tool (a plus); Vibe coding experience (a plus)

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs; Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more; Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives; Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment