Montreal Global Planning & Allocation Director – AI-Driven

Psycho Bunny; Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP/DPSP with 100% match

On-site gym

On-site cafeteria

Free parking with EV charging

3 weeks vacation

Wellness days + birthday off

Health, dental, vision insurance

EFAP

Career advancement

Employee discount

Job summary

Psycho Bunny is seeking a Senior Director of Planning & Allocation to architect and lead our global inventory engine. You will drive the planning framework across multiple channels, leveraging predictive modeling and AI to maximize gross margin.

You will report to executive leadership, have wide autonomy, and guide a 9–10 person team through transformational change as we implement the Intelo AI platform and modernize our planning infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 12–18 years of progressive retail planning experience in premium apparel/lifestyle retail.
• 3+ years in direct leadership.
• Experience with single-pool omnichannel models across retail, e-commerce, and wholesale.
• Mastery of MFP, OTB governance, WSSI cadences, and algorithmic markdown optimization.
• Commercially sharp with executive presence and experience presenting to C-suite leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own top-down Merchandise Financial Plans (MFP) across all 4 channels, serving as the final authority on Open-To-Buy (OTB) budgets.
• Oversee single-pool allocation across ~150 doors, using behavior-based store clustering and predictive modeling to maximize stock turn.
• Drive high-velocity weekly WSSI trading cadences and predictive markdown schedules to protect margin.
• Lead the implementation of the Intelo AI platform, replacing siloed spreadsheets with a single source of truth.
• Mentor and direct a team of 9–10 professionals in category pods and upskill them into strategic advisory roles.

Skills

Retail planning

Leadership

Forecasting

MFP governance

OTB governance

WSSI cadences

AI planning

Executive presence

Tools

Intelo AI platform

Blue Yonder

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Job description

Psycho Bunny is seeking a Senior Director of Planning & Allocation to architect and lead our global inventory engine. You will drive the planning framework across multiple channels, leveraging predictive modeling and AI to maximize gross margin.

You will report to executive leadership, have wide autonomy, and guide a 9–10 person team through transformational change as we implement the Intelo AI platform and modernize our planning infrastructure.