Timberland: Director, Brand Planning - Footwear

At Timberland, we’re a force of nature. We’re a team that steps outside, works hard together, and moves the world forward. The brand is widely recognized as the arbiter of boot culture. With a rich heritage of craftsmanship and an eye toward the future, Timberland has a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and build community. So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of fun, adventure-loving people, Timberland just may be the place for you. To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Timberland Careers or . Timberland: Director, Brand Planning – Footwear What will you do? Focused on our brand footwear line, this high-impact role will be instrumental in driving sales, margin, and inventory optimization while aligning with the company’s strategic goals and providing financial framework to our product organization. This role will not only take part in continuing to evolve this function but will broadly educate cross-functional partners on how planning will enable aspects of their function. Reporting directly into the Head of Brand Planning, this position keeps the footwear business on track to achieve seasonal and long-range financial objectives by aligning regional & global plans and ensuring product availability meets demand. Key responsibilities include creating top-down merchandise financial plans (MFP), driving the bottoms-up forecasting process, maintaining forward-looking perspective on consumer demand, collaborating on capacity planning, and optimizing inventory. This is a hybrid role, based in our office in Stratham, New Hampshire. Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. Long Range Planning (LRP) – Create long-term financial ambition / targets (e.g., sales, margin, inventory, assortment breadth, etc) Seasonal strategy & financial goals - Translate LRP to create top-down MFP (setting line target to drive revenue and margin) incorporating regional inputs. Additionally, in partnership with merchandising build connectivity of the LRP and MFP to create product level plans (style, color, attribute, etc). Line architecture - Support global merchandising on building line architecture & align on global line plan. Validate line plan against MFP Seasonal planning - Develop & consolidate demand forecasts (with regional planning, global merch, supply chain, & finance). In-season management – Analyze inventory across regions, recommending product introductions & exits to meet demand, with consumer perspective with sell-through Season hind-sighting - Seasonal roll-ups across regions, in partnership with global planning, to drive global visibility & drive adjustments for future seasons Talent up-skilling - Coach, develop, and build a best-in-class planning organization Global Market Alignment - Adapt global strategies to meet unique needs of indi