Summary
The Product Planning Manager supports integrated business planning across assigned brands and categories. The role turns merchandising strategies, planning data, and performance metrics into insights and recommendations that inform business decisions and improve assortment productivity.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate seasonal product planning milestones, inputs, outputs, and follow-up actions.
- Prepare executive-ready materials outlining planning choices, business impacts, metrics, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations.
- Analyze product planning metrics, including SKU productivity, adoption, sell-through, margin, and revenue per SKU.
- Track decisions and action items, standardize reporting and planning routines, and identify process improvements.
- Partner with Brand Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, and Analytics teams.
Requirements
- Experience in merchandising, product planning, merchandise planning, business planning, retail strategy, forecasting, or a related analytical function.
- Understanding of seasonal merchandise planning, product lifecycle management, assortment planning, and retail performance metrics.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with dashboards, reporting tools, and planning systems.
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and manage multiple priorities in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
