kate spade new york · 11 hours ago
Analyst, Global Inventory Planning
Kate Spade New York is a global lifestyle brand known for its colorful and optimistic designs. The Analyst, Global Inventory Planning will support global inventory management with a focus on procurement, ensuring effective purchasing and collaboration between commercial and production teams.
Fashion
Responsibilities
Support seasonal purchasing for all business channels
Utilize internal procurement database to roll up BU buys into a global view for supply & demand meetings
Manage changes to seasonal buys
Ensure BU’s are supporting global must buys
Submit final seasonal buys to supply chain
Act as the liaison between commercial teams and production teams
Partner with BU’s to identify priority purchase orders and submit to PO management
Manage post market sample orders and post market sample calendar
Assist BU’s with sales order accuracy in JOOR
Publish final seasonal margin & maintain fiscal DTC IMU tracker
Coordinate seasonal supply and demand meetings
Support seasonal commercial calendar management
Provide seasonal sales orders to operations and account services to upload into SAP
Partner with BU’s and PO management on rerouting inventory between segments and/or warehouses
Coordinate bi-monthly chase purchasing with the commercial teams
Monitor all purchases against open to buy for each BU
Manage seasonal investment recaps
Manage global pricing validation seasonally to ensure accuracy for ticketing
Support monthly receipt & obsolescence forecast for finance
Partner with IT resources on new system implementations and integrations
Validate seasonal line plan is set up accurately in systems and partner with global merchandising and IT teams as needed
Validate purchases orders are keyed accurately in systems and partner with PO management as needed
Assist in additional support for the global planning team
Provide licensing forecasts to finance
Assist with preparing the demand inventory review deck monthly
Assist with preparing seasonal mid market check in deck
Qualification
Required
Self-starter who takes initiative and displays a strong sense of urgency
Experience in a planning or inventory management roll for a multi channel business
Willingness to learn and engage across multiple brand partners
Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with team members and cross functional partners
Strong analytical and communication skills
Strong computer skills, advanced Microsoft excel
Excellent time management and prioritization skills
Ability to problem solve
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401 (K)
Paid Paternity and Maternity leave
Commuter Benefits
Disability insurance
Tuition assistance
Company
kate spade new york
since our launch in 1993 with six essential handbags, we’ve always stood for optimistic femininity.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-12-10
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2025-10-21
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