Strategic Merch Planning & Forecasting Leader

Rag & Bone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Clothing Allowance

Generous Employee Discount

Paid Parental Leave

401k

Job summary

rag & bone is seeking a strategic Director of Merchandise Planning to build and lead a best-in-class planning function across women's, men's, and non-apparel categories. This role drives end-to-end planning, analytics, and procurement forecasting in alignment with brand strategy.

The leader will establish processes, develop forecasting models by channel, and partner with merchandising, supply chain, and financial teams to optimize margins and Open-to-Buy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in a planning function, including 5-7 years in Merchandise Planning.
• Strong business acumen and financial analysis skills.
• Technical and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with influence in groups.

Responsibilities

• Establish and operationalize the merchandise planning function with tools and reporting.
• Design standardized planning cadences across seasonal and long-range periods.
• Lead top-down and bottom-up financial plans for multiple categories.
• Shape line plans, pricing architecture, and lifecycle planning.
• Collaborate with sourcing, production, merchandising, and finance for alignment.

Skills

Merchandise Planning

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

rag & bone is seeking a strategic Director of Merchandise Planning to build and lead a best-in-class planning function across women's, men's, and non-apparel categories. This role drives end-to-end planning, analytics, and procurement forecasting in alignment with brand strategy.

The leader will establish processes, develop forecasting models by channel, and partner with merchandising, supply chain, and financial teams to optimize margins and Open-to-Buy.