Senior Manager, Inventory Management

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.

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.

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.

• 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.