Resident is the industry leading start-up in the Direct-to-Consumer mattresses and other home furnishings category. Since our founding of the award-winning Nectar Sleep in 2016, we have launched additional new brands with the same mission, making inspiring products that people love coming home to. Every part of our company is built around growth, experimentation, and velocity. If you believe in the importance of data-driven decision making and possess a truly customer-centric orientation, we might just be the right company for you!
About the Role:
In this role, you'll play a crucial part in strategic planning efforts, aiming to enhance key operational metrics such as in-stock levels and inventory turns. Your responsibilities include planning inventory based on supplier capabilities and lead times, creating strategies for different product types based on their importance, velocity, and supply variability. You'll also explore collaboration opportunities with partners to improve the entire supply chain. Working with internal teams and external partners, you'll integrate vital operational data to meet current and future planning needs. Proficiency in developing visualizations, designing dashboards, consolidating data sources, and clearly communicating requirements to partners is essential. Your diverse skill set will be pivotal for success as a valuable team member in this planning analyst role.
This is a remote position that will require travel to partner locations. Holidays are peak times for our business and work may be required. This position requires travel to all US time zones.
To be considered for this remote opportunity, you must reside and be authorized to work within the United States.
What you’ll be doing:
- Own strategic planning, focusing on improving key operational metrics like in-stock levels, inventory turns, SKU importance and forecast error
- Plan inventory needs considering supplier capabilities, lead times, and aiming for optimal stock levels.
- Develop customized planning strategies for SKU velocity and supply variability to enhance operational efficiency.
- Develop and maintain proper SKU/vendor setup related to replenishment parameters (item lead times, MOQs, container loading quantities, sources, etc.).
- Coordinate monthly timing and placing of POs with Ops Supervisor.
- Review and update just-in-time allocation of inventory from domestic sources weekly to ensure routing attainment, optimized freight, and avoided accessorials.
- Manage excess inventory, identify ways to prevent over/underproduction, and recommend actions for at-risk or backordered items.
- Work cross-functional to integrate vital operational data for planning needs.
- Develop and review inventory KPIs regularly, evaluating inventory management opportunities and results.
- Demonstrate proficiency in visualizing supply chain data for data-driven decision-making.
- Explore opportunities with external partners to improve the end-to-end supply chain.
- Clearly communicate requirements to partners for the smooth execution of planning initiatives. ● Utilize a diverse skill set to play a key role in ensuring team success and contribute to the effectiveness of the planning analyst role.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 4-6 years of hands-on planning experience and data analysis with a focus on operations.
- 2+ Years of work or academic experience with SQL, advanced spreadsheet skills
- 2+ Years of work experience with planning tools (Toolio, Blue Ridge or similar)
- Familiarity with tools like Google Big Query, Looker or equivalent.
- Self starter who is comfortable working with data independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Particularly adept at working with both business and technical stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment
- Experience with supply chain processes and the associated data needed to support these businesses.
- Experience in a fast-paced, start-up e-commerce environment with the ability to quickly get up to speed, iterate and take on other projects
What We Offer (subject to eligibility requirements):
- Remote-first workplace (since 2016!)
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus potential
- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
- HSA company contributions
- 401K with company match component
- “Take what you need” PTO
- Wellness benefits
- WFH office and cell phone/internet stipend
- A FREE MATTRESS plus an awesome Friends and Family discount!
If you reside in a state or location where pay transparency laws or regulations have been adopted please read the following: The salary for this position is $56,000 - $85,000. We carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including your background, skills, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other non-discriminatory factors. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. [Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments]. For more information regarding the pay range applicable for this position, please contact us at People@residenthome.com
Resident is a privately-held company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with offices in New York City, London, Tel Aviv, and manufacturing operations in Jeffersonville, IN. Learn more at: https://www.residenthome.com
Resident is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
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Resident is proud to be a Remote-first company and maintains policies to support our unique flexible work location culture. However, there are a few important parameters to our work-from-home-culture: While we currently employ Residents in over 30 US states and 3 countries, if you are hired, you may be restricted to working from the state or country in which you currently reside, unless the state or country to which you plan to relocate is one in which we already operate and no other restrictions apply to the role. As with anything, we encourage an open dialogue about your current location and potential desired relocation during the interview process and upon hire, if applicable, and the extent any other restrictions apply to a particular role. We reserve the right to deny relocation requests post-hire for any reason.
