Senior Manager, Inventory Management
- Los Angeles, United States
- On-site
- $140K – $150K /yr
- Lead/Staff
- Posted
SKIMS is seeking a Senior Manager of Inventory Management to optimize inventory across our growing, omnichannel business.
Reporting to the Director, Inventory Operations, this role will lead channel-level inventory deployment, allocation, and replenishment, ensuring the right inventory is positioned across wholesale, retail, and digital channels to maximize availability and productivity.
About SKIMS
SKIMS is a solutions-oriented brand creating the next generation of underwear, loungewear, shapewear, and essentials. We are setting new standards by delivering technically innovative, comfort-driven products with elevated design for everybody.
At the intersection of culture, innovation, and commerce, SKIMS is a global brand redefining modern apparel. Our teams are built on creativity, collaboration, and operational excellence, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive, high-performance environment where ambitious, curious, and values-driven individuals can do the best work of their careers.
As we continue to scale globally, our HQ teams play a critical role in shaping strategy, building world-class infrastructure, and driving sustainable growth across markets.
Responsibilities
- The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with a deep understanding of consumer demand and retail productivity, translating business plans into actionable, channel-level inventory strategies and continuously optimizing positioning based on performance.
- Own inventory deployment and optimization strategies across assigned categories and channels, including wholesale, retail, digital, hybrid, and concession.
- Lead channel-level allocation and replenishment strategies, ensuring appropriate depth and availability by channel.
- Monitor inventory productivity, availability, weeks of supply, sell-through, stockouts, excess inventory, and aging, flagging risk and opportunity to the Director.
- Identify and recommend opportunities to rebalance inventory across channels based on demand.
- Partner closely with Merchandise Planning to translate buy plans and product strategies into channel-level inventory deployment.
- Develop channel-level inventory strategies that reflect productivity, consumer demand, seasonality, and launch priorities.
- Support new channel and market expansion through inventory planning and allocation strategies.
- Establish and refine channel-level allocation and replenishment parameters and methodologies.
- Partner with Retail, Wholesale, and Digital teams to understand channel-specific demand and identify inventory opportunities or risks.
- Recommend markdown and clearance actions based on aging, excess, and sell-through performance, partnering with the Director on final decisions.
- Build reporting and analytics that improve visibility to inventory performance and accelerate decision-making.
- Identify process, system, and automation opportunities that improve inventory management at scale.
- Coach and develop direct reports as the team grows.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in inventory management, allocation, replenishment, merchandise planning, or a related discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, fashion, logistics or related degree.
- Strong experience within a retail, fashion, apparel, or consumer brand environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing inventory across multiple channels, including wholesale, retail, and digital.
- Proven track record of driving inventory optimization and evolving processes within a high-growth, omnichannel environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Deep understanding of retail KPIs, including sell-through, weeks of supply, inventory turn, availability, and productivity.
- Ability to translate data into clear, commercial recommendations.
- Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with modern planning, allocation, or inventory management systems preferred (Oracle experience a plus).
- An analytical, detail-oriented mindset with the ability to translate data into clear commercial action.
- Strong commercial instincts and comfort making channel-level trade-off recommendations.
- A collaborative style that builds trust across Merchandise Planning, Retail, Wholesale, and Digital partners.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, with genuine interest in building process and structure in a growing function.
- A bias for ownership and execution, balanced with sound judgment on when to escalate.
Pay
$140,000 - $150,000 / year
Benefits
- Benefits and Culture
- Up to 100% Company Paid Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Kind Body Fertility Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with up to 4% match
- Unlimited PTO
- Full Access to LinkedIn learning
- Employee Discounts
- Perks (HQ Location)
- Free weekly catered lunch at HQ – M/T/W/Th
- Dog-Friendly office on a Thursday and Friday
- Free Swag Giveaways
- Annual Holiday Party
- Invitations to pop-ups and other company events
- Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages
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