OperationsAnalyst

**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 Operations Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring the brand has the right product, in the right place, at the right time. This role drives order allocation and supply execution decisions by balancing demand, supply constraints, and service-level objectives. The Operations Analyst partners closely with Production Planning, Demand Planning, Sales, Order Management, US Retail, and Transportation to deliver actionable insights and ensure strong operational performance. This role reports into the Sr. Manager of Domestic Supply Chain Operations and is based in our New York office. **40%: Order Optimization / Allocation** \- Own day-to-day order allocation decisions, based on supply availability, customer priority, service levels, and business rules \- Monitor open orders and shortages; proactively identify and resolve fulfillment risks \- Partner with Sales, Order Management, and Planning teams to communicate allocation decisions and impacts \- Support allocation strategies during constrained supply situations and peak demand periods \- Provide sales with cancellation and inventory availability reporting **40%: Supply Management** \- Monitor inbound supply, inventory availability, and lead times to support allocation and fulfillment decisions \- Partner with Sales and Demand Planning to evaluate new opportunities based on inventory availability \- Analyze and execute purchase order revisions to mitigate supply gaps and/or overstocks \- Collaborate with China Production Planning team to align on su