Senior Merch Planning Lead, EMEA – Full Price

PVH Corp.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym & fitness facilities

Employee discounts

Job summary

PVH Corp. is seeking a Senior Planner – CK Full Price to lead merchandise planning across Calvin Klein Full Price and Concession stores in EMEA from our Amsterdam office.

You will partner with Retail Buying to develop commercial plans that drive sales, optimize inventory, and protect the Calvin Klein brand positioning, while mentoring junior planners and improving planning systems and processes.

Qualifications

• University degree with 4–7 years of relevant merchandise planning experience.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities with the ability to translate data into actionable commercial insights.
• Deep understanding of retail merchandise financial planning, forecasting, and performance management.
• Proven experience managing retail KPIs and developing assortment strategies that achieve financial objectives.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, allocation, replenishment, and Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning.
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end fashion retail process, from merchandising through to in-store execution.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
• Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues and contributing to team development.
• A collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented approach with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Merchandise Planning: conduct seasonal analyses and define forward strategies in partnership with Retail Buying.
• Develop store clusters based on store type, capacity, grading, and regional market requirements.
• Build seasonal merchandise plans, including sales, inventory, and stock targets.
• Support buy quantification and ensure alignment between buying budgets and merchandise plans.
• Present merchandise plans and recommendations to Planning, Buying, and Retail Leadership for approval.
• Conduct SKU-level size planning and determine optimal size distributions.
• Define and optimize initial allocation, seasonal replenishment, and NOS parameters.
• Lead the WSSI process, including monthly forecasting, Open-to-Buy, sales, inventory, and profit management.
• Lead central promotional and markdown planning with market and store insights.
• Conduct regular store and market visits to validate planning assumptions and identify opportunities.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Inventory management

Open-to-Buy (OTB)

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring / coaching

English fluency

Education

University degree

Job description

PVH Corp. is seeking a Senior Planner – CK Full Price to lead merchandise planning across Calvin Klein Full Price and Concession stores in EMEA from our Amsterdam office.

You will partner with Retail Buying to develop commercial plans that drive sales, optimize inventory, and protect the Calvin Klein brand positioning, while mentoring junior planners and improving planning systems and processes.