Senior Manager, Merchandise Planning

J.Crew; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

J.Crew is seeking a Senior Manager of Merchandise Planning to own the financial and strategic planning across multiple categories for the women’s line. You will partner with Merchandising, Allocation, and senior leadership, shaping long-range assortment investment, pricing, and flow strategies.

You will lead a team, develop planning tools, and drive financial discipline while balancing enterprise strategy with hands-on execution in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience in merchandise planning or financial analysis.
• Proven success leading planning strategy across multiple categories or a large business unit.
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills, with expert-level Excel proficiency.
• Executive-level communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated success building and developing teams.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, balancing enterprise strategy with hands-on execution.

Aufgaben

• Own the strategic direction for sales, margin, and inventory plans across multiple categories.
• Synthesize performance across categories to identify drivers, risks, and opportunities for investment priorities.
• Serve as a strategic partner to Merchandising, aligning financial goals with product strategy and long-range planning.
• Present strategy and financial recommendations to senior leadership, framing assumptions, risk, and opportunity.
• Build and evolve multi-division strategies to drive sales, margin, and inventory turns with enterprise-wide consistency.

Kenntnisse

Merchandise planning

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Executive communication

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Jobbeschreibung

As Senior Manager, Merchandise Planning, you'll own financial and strategic planning across multiple categories within the J.Crew women’s business, setting the direction for sales, margin, and inventory productivity. You'll be a key strategic partner to Merchandising, Allocation, and senior leadership, shaping financial strategy that informs long-range assortment investment, pricing architecture, and flow strategy. This role requires someone equally comfortable in a room with the leadership and in the details of an OTB. You'll lead a team, build bench strength across the function, and drive the evolution of planning tools, processes, and financial discipline.

Preseason

• Own the strategic direction for sales, margin, and inventory plans across multiple categories
• Synthesize business performance across categories to call out drivers, risks, and opportunities that shape investment priorities
• Serve as a key strategic partner to Merchandising, aligning cross-divisional financial goals with product strategy and long-range assortment planning
• Present strategy and financial recommendations directly to senior leadership and executive stakeholders, framing assumptions, risk, and opportunity in business terms
• Build and evolve multi-division strategies that drive sales, margin, and inventory turn targets, with an eye toward enterprise-wide consistency and scalability

In Season

• Direct the in-season analysis of sales, margin, and inventory trends across divisions, identifying variances and risks
• Set the standard for in-season forecasting, hindsight, and OTB management across team, ensuring consistency, agility, and accuracy in financial decision-making
• Lead cross-functional collaboration at the leadership level to drive data-informed adjustments to receipts, pricing, and promotions
• Partner with Finance leadership on divisional reforecasting, tying performance to broader financial goals
• Lead hindsight and investment review discussions, translating planning insight into strategic recommendations for senior leadership

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of experience in merchandise planning, financial analysis, or related fields
• Proven success leading planning strategy across multiple categories or a large business unit
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills, with expert-level Excel proficiency
• Executive-level communication, presentation, and influencing skills
• Demonstrated success building and developing teams
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the judgment to balance enterprise strategy and hands-on execution

Preferred

• Experience in multi-category or multi-channel retail planning at an enterprise scale
• Deep familiarity with planning tools and financial reporting systems