Hybrid Product Owner: Merchandise Planning & Replenishment

Hunkemöller; Deerfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Hybrid work model

Work from abroad up to 2 weeks/year

International work environment

Travel allowance

Hunkemöller Academy

25% employee discount

Job summary

Hunkemöller is seeking a Product Owner for Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Replenishment to drive the evolution of our planning platform. You’ll partner with Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Retail Operations, and Technology to deliver measurable value across international markets.

The role focuses on owning backlogs, defining epics and user stories, and ensuring data-informed decisions that improve forecast accuracy and stock availability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Owner, Product Manager, or planning leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of retail planning, assortment, allocation, replenishment.
• Experience with Centric Planning or similar platforms.
• Proven backlog management in Agile environments.
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Own Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning, Allocation & Replenishment capabilities.
• Drive standardization across countries, channels and departments.
• Translate requirements into epics, features, and user stories.
• Collaborate with planning teams to improve forecasting and inventory decisions.
• Define acceptance criteria and support delivery through sprints.
• Monitor KPIs: sales, margin, stock, service levels, inventory performance.

Skills

Product ownership

Retail planning

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Tools

Centric Planning

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Hunkemöller is seeking a Product Owner for Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Replenishment to drive the evolution of our planning platform. You’ll partner with Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Retail Operations, and Technology to deliver measurable value across international markets.

The role focuses on owning backlogs, defining epics and user stories, and ensuring data-informed decisions that improve forecast accuracy and stock availability.