Director of Planning & Inventory Strategy

Under Armour, Inc; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Volunteer Days

Maternity and Parental Leave

Health & fitness benefits

Job summary

Under Armour, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to drive multi-function planning for Wholesale and DTC across the Americas, including pre-season and in-season planning. You will lead two teams—Merchandise Sales Planning and Inventory Management—and partner with LATAM GM and VP Planning to align brand vision with inventory strategy.

This role focuses on assortment, inventory optimization and strategic growth. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in sales/planning, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Mathematics or other relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience in Sales or Merch Planning, Demand Planning and Allocation.
• Previous experience in Digital preferred.
• Proven success in building and leading diverse teams.
• Strong business acumen specific to Revenue, Margin, Service & Inventory.
• Proven Planning expertise.
• Demonstrated effective project management skills.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships through strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan assortment level by class to support Digital and Brand House growth plan.
• Drive full price sales while planning and managing outlet inventory levels and price to achieve sales, margin and turn.
• Partner with Supply Chain DH and Operations to ensure outbound decisions drive growth.
• Develop strategies to drive an omni experience for the customer and utilize omni-inventory.
• Train, mentor and develop a diverse team of Planners.
• Set measurable goals and objectives that ladder up to the NA strategy.
• Develop and implement action plan to improve teammate engagement.
• Implement standard operating processes set by the Global organization.
• Develop long range strategic milestones to hit sales, margin and turn targets in digital and roadmap with KPIs to achieve metrics.
• Develop and implement process improvement to streamline work and reduce SG&A.
• Partner with Merch, Global and Stores to align on stop, start and continue activities aligning time spend with actions.
• Execution of regional inventory strategies to achieve optimal business performance.
• Optimizing inventory levels to balance on-time service and just-in-time inventory by leveraging data analytics and KPIs.
• Ensures seamless integration of demand signals with financial projections, reducing unresolved demand and excess inventory.
• Identifying and mitigating risks, ensuring agile and resilient operations.

Skills

Sales planning

Demand planning

Allocation

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication

Business acumen

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Job description

Under Armour, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to drive multi-function planning for Wholesale and DTC across the Americas, including pre-season and in-season planning. You will lead two teams—Merchandise Sales Planning and Inventory Management—and partner with LATAM GM and VP Planning to align brand vision with inventory strategy.

This role focuses on assortment, inventory optimization and strategic growth. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in sales/planning, with strong