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Senior Manager, Inventory Management

SKIMS

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