Senior Demand Planner, Retail – North America

Sportyjob; Ogden (UT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

PTO + holidays

Half-day Fridays

Employee discount

Powder days

Healthy Lifestyle Benefit

Community engagement

Job summary

Sportyjob in Ogden, UT is seeking a Senior Demand Planner for North America. Hybrid work model with responsibility for owning the North America retail demand plan and leading the allocation team to optimize in-store availability across channels.

You will partner with merchandising, retail, finance and global planning to align forecasts with inventory targets and financial goals, driving in-stock performance and profitable growth.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in demand, merchandise, or retail planning.
• Proven ability to link demand planning with allocation and in-store execution.
• Experience mentoring team members.
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs (sell-through, weeks of supply).
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with planning systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end retail demand plan at model, color, size, and monthly levels across stores.
• Develop consensus forecast aligned to performance, inventory targets, and plans.
• Translate forecast into inputs for open-to-buy and supply planning.
• Lead allocation and in-season inventory balancing.
• Drive improvements in forecasting, allocation, and reporting tools.

Skills

Demand planning

Forecasting

Excel

Leadership

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

Planning systems

Job description

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Senior Demand Planner, Retail - North America

REPORTS TO: Director, Planning

BUSINESS AREA: Merchandising & Planning

LOCATION: Ogden, U

OVERVIEW

This role owns the retail demand plan for North America, ensuring forecasts align with store demand, inventory targets, and financial goals. The Senior Demand Planner connects merchandising, retail, and global planning teams to drive a clear, unified view of demand across stores and channels.

In addition to planning ownership, this role leads the allocation function, managing a team responsible for in-season inventory execution. Success comes from linking strong forecasting with effective allocation to drive in-stock performance, optimize inventory, and support retail growth.

WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK & PLAY:

• Hybrid work schedule
• A generous PTO policy, plus 15 paid annual holidays and 3 floating holidays
• Half-day Fridays for 5 months of the year
• An exceptional employee discount on all our products and sister brands (Arc'teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)
• "Powder Bell" powder days throughout the winter season
• Healthy Lifestyle Benefit designed to support your well-being and active lifestyle
• Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily:

Demand Planning & Forecast Ownership

• Own the end-to-end retail demand plan at model, color, size, and monthly levels across stores
• Develop and maintain a consensus-based forecast aligned to store performance, inventory targets, and commercial plans
• Translate forecast into actionable inputs for open-to-buy and supply planning
• Incorporate store-level trends, regional performance, and product lifecycle into forecasting decisions
• Analyze and challenge assumptions to balance growth opportunities with inventory risk

Retail & Inventory Performance

• Drive retail performance through strong alignment of forecast, inventory, and store demand
• Monitor sell-through, inventory levels, and stock productivity across stores and channels
• Partner with merchandising to influence assortment productivity and lifecycle decisions
• Ensure alignment between demand plan and in-season trading strategies

Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment

• Lead demand alignment across merchandising, retail, finance, and supply chain teams
• Serve as the key point of contact between retail teams and global planning functions
• Influence decision-making to align demand, inventory, and financial outcomes
• Drive clarity and accountability across teams through a single, aligned demand plan

Allocation Leadership & Execution

• Lead and develop a team of allocators responsible for store-level inventory execution
• Oversee initial allocations, replenishment strategies, and in-season inventory balancing
• Ensure consistent in-stock positioning while minimizing excess and fragmentation
• Guide the team in reacting to business trends and optimizing product flow to stores
• Set allocation priorities aligned with demand plan and business objectives

Process Improvement & Tools

• Drive improvements in forecasting, allocation, and retail planning processes
• Partner on development of reporting, tools, and dashboards to support scalability
• Standardize ways of working across demand planning and allocation functions

KPIs Owned – Demand Planning

• Forecast accuracy
• Inventory targets and turns
• Store in-stock rates and inventory productivity
• SKU productivity (80/15/5 framework)
• Revenue and sell-through performance
• Allocation effectiveness (stock balance, availability, and flow)

WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK & PLAY:

• Hybrid work schedule
• A generous PTO policy, plus 15 paid annual holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Half-day Fridays for 6 months of the year
• An exceptional employee discount on all our products and sister brands (Arc'teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)
• "Powder Bell" powder days throughout the winter season
• Healthy Lifestyle Benefit designed to support your well-being and active lifestyle
• Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employeeis regularly required totravel,talkand hear. The employee isfrequentlyrequired to sit,standand walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch,twistand lift to 30 pounds, with or withoutaccommodations.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but can involve exposure to varying noise levels, ranging from moderate to loud, as well as flashes of light.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 5-8+ years of experience in demand planning, merchandise planning, or retail planning
• Proven experience linking demand planning with allocation and in-store execution
• Prior experience managing or mentoring team members (direct or indirect)
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs (sell-through, weeks of supply, stock-to-sales)
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with planning/allocation systems strongly preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to turn insights into action
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
• Experience in apparel, footwear, outdoor, or retail-driven consumer goods preferred
• Experience operating in a global or matrixed environment is a plus
• Ability to thrive in a fast-growing, evolving retail environment
• 20% travel

Additional Information

This role owns the retail demand plan for North America, ensuring forecasts align with store demand, inventory targets, and financial goals. The Senior Demand Planner connects merchandising, retail, and global planning teams to drive a clear, unified view of demand across stores and channels. In addition to planning ownership, this role leads the allocation function, managing a team responsible for in-season inventory execution. Success comes from linking strong forecasting with effective allocation to drive in-stock performance, optimize inventory, and support retail growth.