Product Planning Manager, CDW

Brobston Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brobston Group is seeking a Product Planning Manager to drive integrated business planning across assigned brands and categories. You will translate merchandising strategies, planning data, and performance metrics into actionable insights that inform assortment decisions.

Partnering with Brand Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, and Analytics teams, you will manage seasonal milestones, prepare executive-ready materials, and monitor product planning metrics to optimise

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising, product planning, merchandise planning, business planning, retail strategy, forecasting, or a related analytical function.
• Understanding of seasonal merchandise planning, product lifecycle management, assortment planning, and retail performance metrics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, project management, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate seasonal product planning milestones, inputs, outputs, and follow-up actions.
• Prepare executive-ready materials outlining planning choices, business impacts, metrics, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations.
• Analyze product planning metrics, including SKU productivity, adoption, sell-through, margin, and revenue per SKU.
• Track decisions and action items, standardize reporting and planning routines, and identify process improvements.
• Partner with Brand Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, and Analytics teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Merchandising

Forecasting

Retail strategy

Job description

Summary

The Product Planning Manager supports integrated business planning across assigned brands and categories. The role turns merchandising strategies, planning data, and performance metrics into insights and recommendations that inform business decisions and improve assortment productivity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate seasonal product planning milestones, inputs, outputs, and follow-up actions.
• Prepare executive-ready materials outlining planning choices, business impacts, metrics, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations.
• Analyze product planning metrics, including SKU productivity, adoption, sell-through, margin, and revenue per SKU.
• Track decisions and action items, standardize reporting and planning routines, and identify process improvements.
• Partner with Brand Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, and Analytics teams.

Requirements

• Experience in merchandising, product planning, merchandise planning, business planning, retail strategy, forecasting, or a related analytical function.
• Understanding of seasonal merchandise planning, product lifecycle management, assortment planning, and retail performance metrics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, project management, and stakeholder management skills.