Planning Director - Retail & Wholesale

Planning Director- Retail & Wholesale

The Planning Director - 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 Director:

• 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
• 8+ years of experience within apparel planning or related field. Prior management experience required.
• 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: 150-190k