Production Planner, Women's - Vuori, Inc

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression, and life. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm, and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. Working at Vuori, our goal is to create something special together. Our foundation and success are made possible thanks to incredible people, thriving culture, and an inspirational community. 

The Production Planner is a strategic partner in the business. They oversee various Production related tasks from concept to delivery with the required speed and flexibility in support of the merchandise plans. This role will be the main point of contact with the Vendors in relation to finished good forecast, purchase order execution, and timeline negotiation. 

What you'll get to do:

• Responsible and accountable for accuracy of on order and understanding weekly reports from Vendors with delivery updates. 
• Communicator of prioritization of product, delivery delays and potential risks from the Vendors to the Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, and Inventory & Allocation teams. 
• Manage monthly finished good projection rollup and summarize month over month changes in partnership with Merchandise and Merchandise Planning. 
• Risk assesses possible bottle necks or gaps in finished good production. 
• Working directly with vendors to effect changes to PO schedules to ensure that forecast and required delivery timing is met. 
• Support with raw material analysis, roll ups, and communication of risk, ownership, and commitments. 
• Aide in cross functional team meetings to call out risk and drive issues to resolution.  
• Define and implement strategic processes and tools within the Production team that impact total business; including but not limited to PO reporting, speed, and agility programs, read and react scenarios.                                                  
• Able to quickly respond to and implement chase requests to support growing business. 
• Prepare summary reports on vendor performance, highlighting key metrics and trends for management review. 
• Partner with Merchandising, Product Development, Merchandise Planning, Inventory & Allocation Deployment, Logistics, and Finance teams. 

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Operations, Business, or Supply Chain and/or equivalent experience needed.
• 4+ years of apparel sourcing, product development, production planning, raw material planning, and/or inventory management experience within the apparel and/or retail sector.
• Experience negotiating timelines and deliveries with an international vendor base.
• Understanding of materials and trims used within athletic apparel products.
• Excellent technical skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP a plus.
• Great business influence skills. Role is highly influential and requires ability to identify and influence critical stakeholders, proactively problem solve, and recommend solutions.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, grow performance capabilities, and handle shifting priorities - able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Extremely strong communication and presentation skills concisely presents complex information and recommendations in terms meaningful to a variety of audiences.
• International and domestic travel required (up to 10%) including by air, ground and overnight.
• Willing and able to work additional hours when needed.
• Bend, lift, open and move product and related office items varying in weight from 1 to 25 lbs depending on need.

Our investment in you:

At Vuori, we’re proud to offer the following to our employees: 

• Health Insurance 
• Savings and Retirement Plan  
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Generous Vuori Discount & Industry Perks 
• Paid Time Off  
• Wellness & Fitness benefits  

The salary range for this role is $85,000 per year - $95,000 per year. 

Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.