Retail Planning Manager: Drive Inventory, Sales & Growth

Tapestry, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kate Spade New York is seeking a Planning Manager to drive sales growth for North America stores and ecommerce through forecasting, budgeting, and inventory management. You will analyze trends, lead promotional planning, and partner with Buying and Global Planning to optimize margins and inventory.

The successful candidate will have 5–7 years of planning experience in retail, strong communication, and advanced Excel skills, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of planning experience in a vertical retail organization.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
• Advanced Excel skills: pivot tables, vlookup, sumif.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly sales, margin, and inventory forecasting by category, identifying risks and opportunities to achieve financial targets across categories and channels.
• Analyze historical trends and inseason performance to understand business drivers and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders.
• Own weekly and monthly promotional event planning, partnering with Buying to determine optimal discount strategies that balance sales and margin objectives.
• Review and approve seasonal markdowns, ensuring pricing strategies align with financial goals.
• Manage the seasonal purchase budget process, collaborating with Buying and Global Planning to develop aligned category and channel sales, margin, and inventory plans.
• Deliver quantitative and qualitative insights during business reviews, seasonal hindsight meetings, and investment reviews.
• Partner cross functionally (Global Planning, Store Operations, Outlet, Wholesale, etc.) to optimize inventory management and support business strategies.
• Oversee weekly product reporting for cross-functional teams, ensuring accuracy and visibility to key KPIs.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to deliver clear conclusions and recommended actions.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance planning processes, systems, and reporting to drive efficiency and improve decision-making.

Skills

5-7 years planning experience

Strong communication skills

Time management & organizational

Mathematical & analytical skills

Advanced Excel (pivot tables, vlookup,

Tools

Planning system

Job description

Kate Spade New York is seeking a Planning Manager to drive sales growth for North America stores and ecommerce through forecasting, budgeting, and inventory management. You will analyze trends, lead promotional planning, and partner with Buying and Global Planning to optimize margins and inventory.

The successful candidate will have 5–7 years of planning experience in retail, strong communication, and advanced Excel skills, thriving in a fast-paced environment.