About the Role
The Supply and Inventory Planner ensures product availability across all channels by translating demand forecasts into actionable supply plans and inventory strategies. This role manages purchase order execution, inventory deployment, and channel-level inventory health to support revenue, margin, and service goals for Ariat's multi-channel business.
You’ll Make a Difference By
- Converting approved demand forecasts into supply plans, considering lead times, MOQs, and vendor capacity
- Collaborating with vendors, sourcing, and factories to ensure timely production and shipment of inventory.
- Monitoring production status and align supply timing with product launch and delivery calendars.
- Optimizing inventory levels across DCs, channels (wholesale, retail, e-commerce), and product categories.
- Managing safety stock policies, reorder points, and replenishment strategies.
- Identifying closeout, excess and aging inventory risks; recommend mitigation actions (reflows, markdowns, transfers).
- Partnering with Retail, E-Commerce, and Wholesale planners to understand unique inventory needs and timing.
- Coordinating constrained product flow decisions and allocation priorities across channels.
- Maintaining visibility to in-transit and on-hand inventory and communicate key risks or delays.
- Managing inventory and supply data.
- Tracking key KPIs such as inventory turns, WOS, fill rate, and stock-to-sales ratios.
- Producing weekly and monthly reporting on supply health, service levels, and inventory performance.
- Working closely with Demand Planning, Merchandising, Logistics, and Sourcing to align on inventory priorities.
- Supporting S&OP by providing supply input, production constraints, and fulfillment timelines.
- Other duties as assigned
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field.
- 2+ years in inventory or supply planning; apparel/footwear experience preferred.
- ERP systems experience (SAP, NetSuite, Oracle) and inventory planning tools.
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and execution.
Success Metrics (KPIs):
- Demand Coverage
- On-time availability (fill rate)
- Inventory turnover and coverage (weeks of supply)
- Aging inventory percentage
- Service level vs. forecast
About Ariat
Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.
The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $110,000 per year.
The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
Ariat’s holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
- Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid volunteer days
- 401(k) with company match
- Bonus incentive plans
- Team member discount on Ariat merchandise
Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
Ariat will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws. Ariat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local law. Ariat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, email human.resources@ariat.com.
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Please note that Ariat does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agreement, Ariat will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter/agency placement fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed Agreement, Ariat explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Ariat.
