Sr. Planning Analyst
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Department: Global Demand Planning
Reports To: Executive Director, Demand Planning
About the Role
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.
What You'll Do
Forecast Ownership & Planning
· 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
Analytics, Reporting & Insights
· 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.
Inventory Alignment & Risk Mitigation
· 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.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
· Lead forecast-related discussions and influence decision-making across internal teams.
· Align assumptions for product demand, marketing cadence, and market-level inventory strategy.
System Ownership & Continuous Improvement
· 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.
What We're Looking For
· 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. Vibe coding experience is a plus.
Our Perks
- Salary range: $66,500-75,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)
- 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
Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or related field
- 2-4 years' experience in demand planning, supply chain, or digital analytics within a high-growth consumer brand or eCommerce
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Experience with demand planning tools
- Vanguard demand planning tool experience
- Experience with BI platforms (Tableau, Power BI)
- Must have experience leveraging AI-powered tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Replit, Sora, etc.)
- Vibe coding experience
- 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
What We Do
tarte™ is the pioneer of high-performance naturals™ & one of the fastest growing cosmetic companies in the U.S. Over 20 years ago, founder & CEO Maureen Kelly set out to create a cruelty-free line of easy-to-use, life-proof products packed with good-for-you ingredients that deliver real results without compromise. tartelettes around the world – including beauty editors, makeup artists, content creators & celebrities alike – obsess over the full assortment of award-winning, highly-pigmented, & longwearing cosmetics. Each item is developed without the icky, bad stuff (like parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, & more) & with the best naturally-derived ingredients Mother Nature has to offer. The brand is 85% vegan (with 100% vegan skincare!) & further extended their philosophy of “good-for-you glamour” by launching sister brands Awake by tarte™ & sugar rush™. tarte™ is committed to sharing its passion for skinvigorating™ ingredients with the world: it has in-store presence in over 20 countries & online at tarte.com, shipping to over 70 countries worldwide! But tarte™ doesn’t stop there. Giving back has always been a part of the brand’s DNA. In 2017, tarte™ founded heart to tarte™, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to help support causes like anti-cyberbullying, environmental conservancy, animal rescue, disaster relief & women’s & children’s health initiatives. tarte also sustainably sources ingredients directly from cooperatives, & in 2019 helped fund the creation of an all-female maracuja cooperative in the Rainforest.
