Sr. Planner, Central Planning (Hybrid- Rosemont, IL)

T E C Industrial Inc; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Claire’s is seeking a Senior Planner, Central Planning in Rosemont, IL to manage the total-company financial planning process across sales, margin, inventory, and OTB.

You will translate targets into actionable guardrails, consolidate plans, identify risks and opportunities, and support the new Central Planning function under leadership.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of merchandise/FP&A experience with strong Excel and Oracle planning skills and executive-ready communication abilities.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in merchandise planning, financial planning, or FP&A, preferably with exposure to total company planning.
• Deep retail math fluency (OTB, margin, sell-through) and ability to reconcile plans across multiple categories.
• Strong Excel and planning systems skills; Oracle experience is a plus.
• Executive-ready communication skills; comfortable presenting consolidated, enterprise-level views to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build framework and governance for the Central Planning function, including planning calendar and process cadence.
• Own the Monthly Plan Review mechanics, consolidating performance into a single enterprise view.
• Translate enterprise targets into department-level guardrails each season.
• Own the Total Company OTB roll-up and reconcile against enterprise targets; flag gaps.
• Collaborate with Category Planners to align plans with guardrails and resolve conflicts with leadership.
• Consolidate category WBR inputs into a coherent total company narrative for leadership.

Skills

Strategic planning

Financial planning

FP&A experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Oracle planning

Executive communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance or related field

Tools

Oracle Planning

Job description

• Base Pay $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Planning, Allocations
• Industry Planning, Allocations
• Employee Type Full Time Exempt

Contact information

• Name Claire's HR
• Phone [phone]

Description

ob Description

Title: Sr. Planner, Central Planning FLSA Status: Exempt

Comp Target: $ 1 2 0,000

Reports to : Director, Planning

Department: Planning & Allocation

Job Profile : Manager I, Planning & Allocation

Direct Reports : 1

Location: Rosemont Date Revised: September 1 4 , 2026

General Summary

The Senior Planner, Central Planning plays a key role in managing Claire's total-company financial planning process across sales, margin, inventory, and OTB. This role translates enterprise financial targets into actionable planning guardrails, consolidates category plans into a total-company view, and identifies risks, opportunities, and recommended actions for leadership.

As a key connection point between Finance, Category Planning, and the Director of Central Planning, this role drives cross-category alignment and owns recurring enterprise planning processes, reporting, and analysis. The Senior Planner will also help build the tools, processes, and operating cadence of a newly forming Central Planning function.

Key Responsibilities

Function Build-Out: Help build the framework, cadence, and tools for a newly forming Central Planning function, including the seasonal planning calendar and process governance that don't yet exist today

Monthly Plan Review (MPR): Own the mechanics of the Monthly Plan Review, consolidating category performance and forecast updates into one enterprise view each month

Top-Down Target Setting: Translate enterprise sales, margin, and inventory targets into department and category-level guardrails each season

Total Company OTB: Own the total company OTB roll-up; reconcile category-level plans against enterprise targets and flag gaps

Cross-Category Reconciliation: Partner with category Planners and Senior Planners to align their plans to guardrails; escape conflicts and trade-offs to the Director

Enterprise Weekly Business Review: Consolidate category-level WBR inputs into one total company narrative for leadership

Quarterly Hindsighting : Own quarterly hindsighting analysis, evaluating plan-to-actual performance across categories to inform future seasonal strategy

Inventory Investment Strategy: Partner with Finance on inventory investment and capital allocation decisions across categories

Oracle Merchandising Platform: Serve as the Central Planning lead on requirements, testing, and readiness for the Oracle transition

Leadership Partnership: Act as a thought partner to the Director, Central Planning, surfacing trends, risks, and recommendations at the enterprise level .

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience

5-7 years of experience in merchandise planning, financial planning, or FP&A, ideally with exposure to total company or enterprise-level planning

Deep retail math fluency (OTB, turn, sell-through, margin) and comfort reconciling plans across multiple categories

Strong Excel and planning systems skills (Oracle experience a plus)

Executive-ready communication skills; comfortable presenting a consolidated , enterprise-level view to senior leadership

Highly organized and process-oriented; able to own a recurring, cross-functional cadence independently

Curious and collaborative, energized by building a new function from the ground up

Requirements

General Summary

The Senior Planner, Central Planning plays a key role in managing Claire's total-company financial planning process across sales, margin, inventory, and OTB. This role translates enterprise financial targets into actionable planning guardrails, consolidates category plans into a total-company view, and identifies risks, opportunities, and recommended actions for leadership.

As a key connection point between Finance, Category Planning, and the Director of Central Planning, this role drives cross-category alignment and owns recurring enterprise planning processes, reporting, and analysis. The Senior Planner will also help build the tools, processes, and operating cadence of a newly forming Central Planning function.

Key Responsibilities

Function Build-Out: Help build the framework, cadence, and tools for a newly forming Central Planning function, including the seasonal planning calendar and process governance that don't yet exist today

Monthly Plan Review (MPR): Own the mechanics of the Monthly Plan Review, consolidating category performance and forecast updates into one enterprise view each month

Top-Down Target Setting: Translate enterprise sales, margin, and inventory targets into department and category-level guardrails each season

Total Company OTB: Own the total company OTB roll-up; reconcile category-level plans against enterprise targets and flag gaps

Cross-Category Reconciliation: Partner with category Planners and Senior Planners to align their plans to guardrails; escape conflicts and trade-offs to the Director

Enterprise Weekly Business Review: Consolidate category-level WBR inputs into one total company narrative for leadership

Quarterly Hindsighting : Own quarterly hindsighting analysis, evaluating plan-to-actual performance across categories to inform future seasonal strategy

Inventory Investment Strategy: Partner with Finance on inventory investment and capital allocation decisions across categories

Oracle Merchandising Platform: Serve as the Central Planning lead on requirements, testing, and readiness for the Oracle transition

Leadership Partnership: Act as a thought partner to the Director, Central Planning, surfacing trends, risks, and recommendations at the enterprise level .

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience

5-7 years of experience in merchandise planning, financial planning, or FP&A, ideally with exposure to total company or enterprise-level planning

Deep retail math fluency (OTB, turn, sell-through, margin) and comfort reconciling plans across multiple categories

Strong Excel and planning systems skills (Oracle experience a plus)

Executive-ready communication skills; comfortable presenting a consolidated , enterprise-level view to senior leadership

Highly organized and process-oriented; able to own a recurring, cross-functional cadence independently

Curious and collaborative, energized by building a new function from the ground up

Summary

Claire’s is committed to adhering to all applicable company policies and federal, state, and local laws and regulations. All positions will be compensated at or above the legally mandated minimum wage for the location in which work is performed. The final compensation will be determined by various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Benefits for full-time employees included medical, dental, and vision insurance, voluntary welfare plans, bonus plan eligibility, 401(k) match, vacation time, sick time* and paid leave.

Benefits for part-time employees included voluntary welfare plans, 401(k) match, vacation time, sick time* and paid leave in required states.

*Sick Time: For the State of Washington, all employees will accrue paid sick time at the rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.

Claire's is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and we encourage applications from members of all underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities. We will accommodate applicants' needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Please inform us of the accommodation(s) that you may require.

Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. To request accommodation, please email [e-mail] . Only messages sent for this purpose will be considered.