Category Planning Manager

Your Role

The Category Planning Manager (CPM) will develop and communicate strategic style-level plans to maximize sales, optimize inventory and increase margin. They will use historical sales trends, current in-season selling to build their plans along with collaboration with key cross-functional partners.

Your Responsibilities

• Develops and drives pre-season, item-level sales and inventory plans that align with historical performance, merchandising strategies and financial targets
• Re-Forecast item level plans in season and perform ad hoc analysis to identify inventory risks or opportunities
• Ensure alignment with tops-down, monthly forecast and channel level goals
• Recap and analyze monthly actuals to plan and LY
• Present key takeaways and recommended action plans monthly to cross-functional team
• Partner with Product on the line creation and provide analytics as needed to ensure seasonal line will hit financial and KPI targets
• Build and execute style, color, size purchasing for categories to support all channels
• Prepare the deck and present category strategies in OTB meetings
• Develop pricing and markdown strategies to maximize sales and margin, while meeting sell through targets. Partner with Inventory Planner to execute
• Manage inventory availability across sales channels for their categories. Coordinate with marketing and channel owners for inventory optimization
• Maintain SKU Master including new SKU creation and lifecycle management
• Look for ways to continuously improve current processes, tools and meetings
• Actively partner cross functionally to drive shared business goals and key outcomes
• Commitment to our company Mission, Vision, and Values

Your Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, engineering, economics, operations management, or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience in planning, finance, or supply chain analysis
• Possess a clear understanding of financial measurements including sales, gross margin, return rate, months on hand, sell through, turn rate, and how to positively impact these metrics
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations and processes
• Excellent computer skills, including advanced Excel (pivot tables, charts, logical functions (sumif, vlookup, etc.))
• Experience with planning software is required; Toolio preferred
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills along with curiosity to continually drive for results and process improvement
• Must be dependable, team player, organized, self-motivated and detail oriented
• High energy and results oriented. Looking to make improvements and change
• Willingness and ability to take on a wide array of ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests
• Proven ability to prioritize and focus to deliver timely work
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities

THE FINE PRINT

• Must be able to work in a stationary position 75% of the work day
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Company Paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Programs
• 401k with Match
• Generous paid time off policies
• Gear test, perks and more

We Provide

• Competitive compensation packages, including base pay, incentives and benefits
• Base salary range for this role is $70,000-$85,000
• Actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience, skills, and qualifications