Inventory planner with 5 years planning replenishment for omnichannel home goods and beauty retailers. Manages purchase plans for 2,400 SKUs and improved in-stock from 91% to 97% while trimming weeks of supply. Brings forecasting, open-to-buy discipline and close work with merchants and vendors. Comfortable owning a category's buy plan end to end, from forecast to purchase order.
Experience
Inventory Planner, Lumen & Linen Home (Chicago, IL)
Oct 2022 – Present
Plan replenishment for 2,400 bedding and bath SKUs across e-commerce and 85 stores, worth $70M in annual sales
Lifted in-stock from 91% to 97% while cutting weeks of supply from 14 to 11
Rebuilt the weekly forecast in Anaplan with promotional lift factors, reducing forecast error 18%
Manage open-to-buy with 3 merchants, keeping receipts within 2% of the seasonal plan
Run weekly vendor calls with 25 top suppliers to confirm ship dates and expedite fast-selling items
Allocation Analyst, Rosewater Beauty Supply (Evanston, IL)
Jun 2021 – Sep 2022
Allocated new launches to 140 stores using sell-through and store-cluster data
Cut markdowns on seasonal gift sets 12% by holding back 20% of inventory for chase allocations
Built an allocation scorecard comparing planned versus actual sell-through by store cluster
Education
B.B.A. in Supply Chain Management, Loyola University Chicago (Aug 2017 – May 2021)
Skills
Planning: Replenishment, forecasting, open-to-buy, allocation, weeks of supply
A strong Inventory Planner resume shows throughput, cost and reliability across the operations or supply chain you ran. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Certifications
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Supply chain planning
Inventory management
Logistics and distribution
Lean and Six Sigma
Vendor management
ERP and WMS systems
Demand forecasting
Process improvement
Safety and compliance
Data analysis
Example bullet points
Raised on-time delivery from 88% to 97% across 3 warehouses by redesigning pick routes
Reduced inventory carrying cost by $1.8M while keeping a 98% fill rate through SKU rationalization
Led a Lean program that cut order cycle time by 35% and recordable incidents to zero for 18 months
Tips from recruiters
State the scale you ran: sites, SKUs, shipments, budget or team size.
List certifications such as APICS CSCP, PMP or Six Sigma belts.
Name the systems you used (SAP, Oracle, Manhattan); they are common keyword filters.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Inventory Planner resume FAQ
What should a Inventory Planner resume include?
A Inventory Planner resume should show throughput, cost and reliability across the operations or supply chain you ran. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills, Certifications and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Inventory Planner?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Inventory Planner roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Inventory Planner resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Inventory Planner put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Inventory Planner roles are Supply chain planning, Inventory management, Logistics and distribution, Lean and Six Sigma, Vendor management and ERP and WMS systems.
How do I write strong Inventory Planner resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as on-time delivery, inventory turns and cost per unit. For example: "Raised on-time delivery from 88% to 97% across 3 warehouses by redesigning pick routes."