Wholesale Planner (Full Price Channel)

About the role

The Wholesale Planner (Full-Price Channel) partners closely with the Senior Planner to manage the financial and merchandise planning activities across a portfolio of wholesale apparel brands and accounts. This role develops forecasts, analyzes business performance, and generates actionable insights that drive sales growth, profitability, and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical and commercially minded planner with strong wholesale experience, exceptional retail math skills, and the ability to translate data into business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Partner with the Senior Planner in developing annual, seasonal, and monthly financial plans by brand, account, and product category.
  • Manage account-level forecasting and in-season business projections, identifying risks and opportunities to achieve sales and margin objectives.
  • Analyze trends, bookings, shipments, and account performance to support informed business decisions.
  • Support budget, forecast, and long-range planning processes across multiple wholesale channels.
• Business Analysis & Reporting
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance weekly, monthly, and seasonal reporting packages.
  • Monitor and analyze key business metrics including sales, bookings, margins, productivity, and account performance.
  • Deliver timely business insights and strategic recommendations to planning leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Prepare executive recaps, hindsight analyses, and ad hoc reporting to support decision-making.
• Wholesale Account Planning
  • Support planning activities across key wholesale customers, including department stores, specialty retailers, e-commerce partners, and marketplace channels.
  • Analyze customer buy patterns, market performance, and product productivity to inform future planning strategies.
  • Partner with Sales teams to evaluate opportunities, assess business health, and support account growth initiatives.
  • Provide financial recaps and performance analysis during key market and selling milestones.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Build strong partnerships with Sales, Merchandising, Production, Operations, and Supply Chain teams.
  • Communicate risks, opportunities, and business performance clearly to stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization.
  • Support strategic initiatives, process improvements, and enhancements to planning tools and reporting capabilities.
  • Champion data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Merchandising, Statistics, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in wholesale planning, merchandise planning, forecasting, or other analytical roles within the apparel, retail, or consumer products industry.
• Wholesale apparel experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing financial plans, forecasts, and business performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of merchandising, forecasting, retail math, and wholesale business drivers.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables and advanced formulas.
• Experience with planning systems, business intelligence platforms, and reporting tools preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multi-brand and multi-channel wholesale businesses.
• Experience with MicroStrategy, Full Circle, Skypad, SAP, Seventh Online, or NuOrder a plus.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Power BI AI capabilities, or predictive analytics solutions to automate reporting, improve forecasting, identify business opportunities, and drive productivity.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for applying emerging technologies to modern planning practices.

Skills

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Strategic thinker with solid business and financial acumen.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable recommendations.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Results-oriented with strong ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Success Measures

• Achievement of sales and margin goals.
• Forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Quality and impact of business insights and recommendations.
• Growth and productivity across wholesale accounts and brands.
• Continuous improvement of reporting, analytics, and planning processes.
• Adoption of innovative and AI-driven solutions that enhance business decision-making.

Benefits

If eligible, we offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Term life insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays (eight paid holidays for eligible associates).
• 401(k) with Company match.
• Associate discount on Catalyst Brands merchandise.

Store hourly associates scheduled to work on a designated holiday will receive additional compensation.

For paid vacation days and eligibility requirements for other benefits, visit www.catalystbrandsbenefits.com.

Pay

USD $62,700.00 - USD $114,000.00 / year.