# Sr. Planning Analyst

> tarte cosmetics · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-21

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Operations

## Description

**Sr. Planning Analyst**

**Location:** New York, NY (Hybrid)

**Department:** Global Demand Planning

**Reports To:** Executive Director, Demand Planning

**About the Role**

tarte is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Sr. Planning Analyst to support forecasting and demand planning across our channels. This role is responsible for managing SKU-level forecasts, driving performance analysis, and collaborating cross-functionally to optimize inventory and support strategic initiatives such as new product launches, promotions, and channel growth.

You'll play a critical role in shaping how we plan, execute, and scale our business. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is detail oriented and confident working with and summarizing large datasets, and an understanding of retail and digital commerce dynamics.

**What You'll Do**

**Forecast Ownership & Planning**

·         Support SKU-level demand planning for our businesses across core, promotional, and newness assortments with direction from the Demand Planning and Merchandising teams

·         Monitor sales trends, seasonal shifts, and launch performance to improve forecast accuracy and agility

·         Work closely with the cross functional teams to analyze retailer and product performance trends and variances to forecast

**Analytics, Reporting & Insights**

·         Analyze retail, supply chain, and marketing data to identify demand drivers, risks, and gaps.

·         Build and maintain dashboards and custom reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs), forecast accuracy, and product performance.

·         Conduct post-launch and promotional event analyses to inform future planning strategies.

**Inventory Alignment & Risk Mitigation**

·         Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to close inventory gaps, reduce overstock risk, and ensure readiness for launches.

·         Partner with Allocations to review purchase orders (POs), weeks of supply (WOS), and communicate risk based on sell thru projections.

·         Review and approve inventory for allocations and gratis transfers related to newness, campaigns, and retail events.

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**

·         Lead forecast-related discussions and influence decision-making across internal teams.

·         Align assumptions for product demand, marketing cadence, and market-level inventory strategy.

**System Ownership & Continuous Improvement**

·         Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for the Vanguard Demand Planning Tool.

·         Identify opportunities to enhance planning processes, improve data flow, and automate reporting tasks.

·         Contribute to process documentation and best practice development to scale global digital planning capabilities.

**What We're Looking For**

·         Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or a related field.

·         2-4 years of experience in demand planning, supply chain, or digital analytics within a high-growth consumer brand or eCommerce environment.

·         Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with demand planning tools (Vanguard a plus) and BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

·         Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize insights from large datasets.

·         Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels.

·         Highly organized, self-motivated, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

·         Must have experience leveraging AI-powered tools (Claude, chatgpt, perplexity, replit, sora, etc) and innovation. Vibe coding experience is a plus.

**Our Perks**

-   Salary range: $66,500-75,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)
-   Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs
-   Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more
-   Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives
-   Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment

Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.

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