Brand Strategy & Inventory Planning Lead

Gap Inc.; New York; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brand Planning lead at Gap Inc. helps coordinate end-to-end planning for Gap and Gap Outlet, aligning investment, product, and customer experience. You will partner with inventory management, merchandising, and planning teams to drive data-based decisions in weekly reviews and open-to-buy forecasts.

You'll influence both seasonal and long-range planning, provide leadership exposure, and deliver recommendations on performance, risks, and opportunities to senior leaders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate insights into action.
• Proactive evaluation of risks and opportunities with scenario planning.
• Enterprise mindset balancing short-term performance with long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Review results in partnership with brand IM lead and planning teams to optimize KPIs.
• Validate commercial plan strategy and guide future strategy with pricing and promotions.
• Guide monthly open-to-buy process and publish monthly receipt reconciliation data.
• Coordinate inputs for forecasts and explain variances between top-down and bottom-up plans.
• Prepare for monthly forecast discussions with brand leadership.

Job description

The Brand Planning lead at Gap Inc. helps coordinate end-to-end planning for Gap and Gap Outlet, aligning investment, product, and customer experience. You will partner with inventory management, merchandising, and planning teams to drive data-based decisions in weekly reviews and open-to-buy forecasts.

You'll influence both seasonal and long-range planning, provide leadership exposure, and deliver recommendations on performance, risks, and opportunities to senior leaders across the organization.