Operations Coordinator, 14-Month Contract

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
This position focuses on analyzing data, identifying trends, and implementing solutions to optimize processes, improve inventory management, and enhance overall product availability. Working closely with cross-functional teams, the analyst helps streamline logistics, improve supplier relationships, and support strategic decision-making to meet customer demands and business goals.

50%: Forecasting Functions

• Execute the forecasting and buying processes for assigned product categories 
• Own forecast consolidation across all channels
• Adhere to all critical calendar deliverables including Forecast Publish Dates, Fabric Commits, & Buys
• Establish and maintain appropriate buying strategies to support brand and category-specific service level, Days of Supply, and Open to Buy constraints
• Analyze purchase orders regularly and update style forecasts as customer demand changes

50%: Operations Functions

• Manage the process of validating all inventory buys and oversee the accuracy of the purchase orders. Find solutions/report issues that arise
• Perform analysis of factory product slides/shortages and recommend expediting product or even cancelling product where necessary
• Constant monitoring, reviewing, and tracking all inbound product to ensure it’s on schedule to meet the required in-Distribution Center date. Determine the business impact of any delivery issues, prioritize, and communicate any issues relative to product flow
• Respond to communication with Merchandising as it relates to order placement and shipment status 
• Act as the point person between Transportation, Merchandising and any other teams to ensure any issues related to on-time delivery are handled and properly communicated

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree or 1-2 years of equivalent experience preferred
• Must be customer focused and have a sense of urgency
• Strong numeric, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills

Preferred skills and experience:

• Ability to multitask with shifting priorities
• Understand financial impact of decisions 
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines and varying levels of ambiguity
• Tableau is an asset

OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation:  Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S: 
Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess. 
NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.
 

Carter’s | OshKosh is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any type of accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Carter’s | OshKosh est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi et encourage tous les candidats intéressés et qualifiés à postuler. Si vous avez besoin de certaines mesures d'adaptation, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous. .