About Misfits Market:
Misfits Market is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. We deliver organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every zip code in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, Misfits Market acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser outcomes, with an all-time savings of 190+ million pounds of food.
About the Role:
The Assistant Inventory Planner is on the Planning & Analytics Merchandising team. They will be responsible for managing all distributor vendors (forecasts, and PO placement) as well as overseeing the entire end to end PO tracking process for the inventory planning team . They will also support the team by running ad hoc reports and data entry tasks as needed. This position reports to the Director of Inventory Planning, Grocery.
Responsibilities:
- Forecasting at the item and fulfillment center level quantities needed within assigned distributor vendors to meet sales plans, minimize shrink risk, and hit planned inventory level targets.
- Purchase Order management. This includes creating Purchase Orders, verifying all information on purchase orders is accurate, sending purchase orders to vendors, and tracking all purchase orders until they deliver to our fulfillment centers. They will own updating the PO tracker for the entire team, following up directly with vendors and Operations teams, recapping status of POs and escalating vendor issues as needed to Inventory Planners and Category Managers.
- Assist finance with resolving all PO and invoice discrepancies. Coordinate with receivers to verify arrivals. Work with vendors to resolve any quality or quantity issues. Escalate to Inventory Planner / Category Managers as needed to ensure timely resolution.
- Demonstrate logical analytical abilities, creative problem-solving skills, and financially sound judgment to deliver conclusions and recommendations to the Director of Inventory Planning and cross-functional teams.
- Consistently meeting quarterly metrics including sales and inventory plans based on on-time deliveries and in-stock rate.
- Provide weekly and monthly reporting on forecast accuracy, sku count, shrink and in stock rate root cause.
- Support the weekly catalog process by ensuring that all POs planned to be sold are on time and have appointments at the FCs.
- Serve as point of contact for the Operations team for PO exceptions.
- Support the inventory planner team with data entry projects as needed.
Skills and Qualifications:
- 1-3 years experience in Merchandise Planning and Purchase Order Management.
- Experience with quickly solving issues and working in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and pivot as needed.
- Proficient with Excel, Word, Google Sheets/Docs, and ERP systems
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Bachelor’s degree
About You:
- You’re highly energetic and friendly attitude, ready to learn
- You’re extremely organized with strong attention to detail
- You’re able to prioritize and meet deadlines
- You’re comfortable with ambiguity
- You love the opportunity to meet challenges and take preventative action for solutions
- You work well in a highly active team in a collaborative environment
- You’re passionate about our mission to eliminate food waste and create a better food system for all
Details of Position & Benefits:
- Annual Salary range: $65k-$75k
- Full-time exempt position
- 100 % Remote Work
- Salary and employee stock options commensurate with experience
- Unlimited PTO
- Multiple health, dental, and vision plan options
- Life Insurance
- 401K plan