About This Role
Developing and maintaining demand forecasts for various product categories is the core of this role. The Demand Planner will also build and manage replenishment plans across different sales channels, ensuring optimal inventory levels and alignment with new product launches.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain demand forecasts based on current sales trends, seasonality, channel mix, and market signals across all product categories (shapewear, bras, lingerie accessories)
- Build and own the replenishment plan for D2C, marketplace, and quick-commerce channels including Blinkit
- Analyze sell-through rates, stockout patterns, and excess inventory to continuously improve forecast accuracy
- Collaborate with the design and merchandising team to align new launches with inventory timelines
- Monitor and flag slow-moving and fast-moving SKUs on a weekly basis, and make actionable recommendations
- Maintain size and color ratio planning across categories to minimize returns and overstock
- Track supplier lead times and work with the sourcing team to ensure timely inflows
- Prepare weekly and monthly inventory health reports for leadership
- Build and manage OTB (Open-to-Buy) budgets in coordination with the finance team
- Support channel-specific inventory planning for quick commerce (Blinkit/Zepto) with a focus on high-velocity, low-ASP SKUs
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in inventory planning, demand forecasting, or merchandise planning in the clothing or fashion industry
- Strong proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets; experience with planning tools like Increff, Unicommerce, or similar is a plus
- Hands-on experience with demand forecasting models — trend analysis, moving averages, seasonality adjustments
- Understanding of apparel-specific challenges: size curves, color depth, style lifecycle management
- Ability to read sales data and derive forward-looking signals — not just report what happened
- Exposure to quick-commerce or D2C channels is a strong advantage
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with lean teams and high ownership
Nice to have:
- Graduate from NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology)
Important Details
- Schedule: Monday to Friday
About the Company
This company is looking for a Demand Planner.
