Planning Manager - Retail & Wholesale

POSITION SUMMARY

The Planning Manager - Retail & Wholesale will lead financial planning and inventory management across our retail stores and distribution center. You will be responsible for pre-season planning, in-season forecasting, and post-season hindsight—ensuring that inventory aligns with business goals while optimizing sales, margin, and turn.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THIS IS WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE AS OUR PLANNING MANAGER:

-You will own and manage seasonal and annual merchandise financial plans by store, including KPIs such as traffic, conversion, AUS (average units sold), and AOV (average order value).

-You will collaborate with Buying and Merchandising teams to align sales targets, buy depth, category strategies, and OTB (open-to-buy) planning.

-You will lead in-season forecasting and re-projection based on performance trends. Communicate risks and opportunities with Allocation and Buying teams.

-You will partner with the Allocation team to maintain optimal inventory levels and ensure the timely introduction of new products.

-You will develop and deliver hindsight reporting on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis leveraging Shopify, Netsuite, Toolio and Inventory Planner to identify key trends and opportunities.

-You will provide Store Operations and Visual Merchandising with actionable inventory analytics and product flow calendars to support sell-through and in-store experience.

COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

-Bachelor's degree preferred

-5-7 years of experience within apparel planning or related field. Prior management experience preferred

-High proficiency in Excel

-Attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.

-Efficiency. Able to produce significant output with minimum wasted effort.

-Organization/Planning. Plans, organizes, and schedules in an efficient manner. Focuses on key priorities.

-Proactive. Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.

-Follow-through commitments. Lives up to verbal and written agreements

-Analytical skills. Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.

-Intelligence. Learns quickly. Demonstrates the ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.

-Persistence. Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done. 

-Ability to troubleshoot and be solution oriented.

-Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high volume environment

Salary banding: 120k-145k