Sr Manager, Planning

Senior Planning Manager We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Planning Manager to join our team. In this key position, you will partner side-by-side with our Sr. Director of Planning and Sales team to analyze, plan and strategize for profitable business growth to ensure our company meets and exceeds its financial goals and business objectives. In this key position, you will lead various aspects of planning and strategy, implementing both top-down and bottom-up approaches. The ideal candidate is data-driven, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has a deep understanding of merchandise, retail, and inventory planning. If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in our organization and drive impactful planning strategies, we invite you to apply! Key Responsibilities Create and distribute weekly reports and visualizations on sales and inventory performance, including style selling, by door and category performance recaps. Engage regularly with account teams to understand and influence open-to-buy (OTB) forecasts, identifying category opportunities and risks, and making promotional recommendations. Lead discussions on business drivers, delivery performance and promotions with Sales partners on a weekly basis. Utilize historical data and current trends to develop actionable plans and build consensus on strategies. Support the market process by preparing projections with an updated business review including challenge and opportunity bullets. Create assortment targets by account in alignment with the Merchandise Planning responsibilities of the role. Manage financial flows to understand sales, stock and markdown positions and to monitor vendor allowances to uphold pre-set or in-season agreements. Deliver receipt proposals to drive sales for contingency or stretch plans, build and execute category ladder plans to illustrate product and business needs. Create seasonal hindsight reports and be prepared to discuss findings and future recommendations. Monitor vendor allowances to uphold pre-set or in-season agreements. Ad‑Hoc projects in response to business needs. Partner with cross‑functional teams to analyze historical performance and identify needs for new product introductions to achieve targets. Set seasonal sales and margin goals, reconciling forecasts from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives before finalization. Participate in product reviews with sales, merchandising, and design teams to ensure alignment with detailed plans. Oversee the replenishment process, collaborating with accounts, sales and demand planning on promotions, sales trends and strategies, ensuring accurate demand forecasts and alignment with business goals. Monitor and ensure that there is responsible inventory purchasing, making sure weeks of supply targets are maintained, factoring in case packs, lead times and minimum order quantities. Regularly perform SKU Rationalizations and long tail analysis to ensure proper assortments and anticipate all transitions. Plan eliminations of under productive SKUs with replacements where needed. Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have Advanced Excel skills with the ability to process large datasets to derive insights. Knowledge of ERP and database systems. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with cross‑functional teams and management. 8‑10 years of experience in retail planning, inventory management, or related roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Connors Group