About the role:

We are looking for an analytical and detail-oriented Inventory Planner to manage store-wise stock norms, replenishment planning, inventory health, and category-level analytics. The role focuses on determining how much stock each store should hold and when it should be replenished.

Key Responsibilities Replenishment & Allocation Planning

- Maintain store-wise stock norms for the assigned category
- Understand the replenishment logic in use, test proposed rule changes and improve it
- Support seasonal, Festival and promotional planning

Inventory Health

- Hold stock cover and availability within target for the assigned category
- Identify excess, slow-moving and ageing stock; recommend rebalancing or liquidation

Analysis & Reporting

- Analyse sales, stock, sell-through and size-wise performance at category level
- Convert data into a clear, recommended action not just a report

Projects

- Work on inventory planning and supply chain improvement projects




- Use AI tools and advanced Excel to automate recurring analysis and reporting

Candidate Profile

- 2-4 years in inventory planning, demand planning, merchandise planning, replenishment or allocation
- Retail / fashion / apparel preferred; planners from FMCG, e-commerce and pharma are equally welcome
- Graduate in any discipline with robust numerical aptitude; PG in Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics or Business Administration is an advantage
- Advanced Excel — Pivot, XLOOKUP, Power Query, comfortable with large data sets
- Working understanding of replenishment, stock norms, forecasting and sell-through
- Familiarity with AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini) for analysis and reporting

Please note: this role does not involve warehouse operations, stock audit, dispatch execution or logistics coordination.

📌 Executive - Inventory Planning & Replenishment (Howrah)
🏢 Vedant Fashions
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