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:

The Carter’s Merchandise Operations team plays a vital role in driving success by creating, supporting, and executing strategic initiatives. This team works collaboratively across key functions including Planning, Merchandising, Marketing, Pricing, and Store Operations to ensure alignment and execution of strategies that deliver on brand vision and financial objectives.

The Senior Planning Analyst role focuses on utilizing analytics to drive sales performance and shape future strategic decisions while playing a key role in supporting the growth and development of post-grad new hire Assistant Planners. We are looking for a candidate who thrives in analyzing business trends with agility, demonstrates exceptional attention to detail, and possesses a strong passion for talent and people development.

This role reports into the Director of Merchandise Operations and is based in our Atlanta office on-site work environment.

40% Inventory Ladder Planning:

• Execute multiple monthly/quarterly ladder reviews
• Manage 18 month forecasts for optimal replenishment flows, ensuring alignment with promotional activity, turn and supply goals
• Collect and work feedback from ladder users to refine and prioritize system efficiency

40% Campaign Analytics & Promotions Support:

• Co-lead execution of financial evaluations for campaigns and flash sale events, including deep-dives into basket composition and promotional effectiveness.
• Identify Store and eComm business insights to inform future campaigns
• Build and refine decks for promo meetings, guiding stakeholders through clear, actionable insights

20% Training / Development Post-Grad New Hires:

• Facilitate seamless onboarding processes
• Develop 3-6-9 month plans to monitor and guide progress
• Oversee and coordinate training schedules aligned with key development milestones
• Leverage systems expertise in PriceSmart, Tableau & Anaplan to provide support, address inquiries
• Conduct weekly touchbases to serve as a key liaison, offering mentorship and performance updates

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• 2+ years of experience in planning principles, retail fundamentals, ad hoc reporting and analysis
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment, and agility w/analytics
• Leading, managing, motivating direct or indirect reports
• Microsoft Excel / Powerpoint proficiency
• Bachelor’s degree required

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.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.