Strategic Product Planning Manager

Brobston Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group is seeking a Product Planning Manager to support planning across brands and categories within the Integrated Business Planning model. This role partners with merchandising, planning, finance, and analytics teams to turn seasonal strategies and performance data into actionable insights and enterprise decisions.

The position helps improve assortment productivity, product performance, and cross-functional alignment, delivering data-driven recommendations and executive-ready materials

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising, product planning, merchandise planning, business planning, retail strategy, forecasting, or a related analytical function.
• Strong understanding of seasonal merchandise planning, product lifecycle management, assortment planning, and retail performance metrics.
• Ability to translate complex information and data into clear recommendations and executive-level narratives.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with experience using dashboards, reporting tools, and planning systems.
• Strong organizational, project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate product planning activities and seasonal milestones across assigned brands and categories.
• Develop executive-ready materials that explain planning choices, business impacts, metrics, risks, and recommended actions.
• Analyze product metrics, including SKU productivity, adoption, revenue per SKU, sell-through, margin, and AUR performance.
• Track decisions and action items, standardize reporting and planning routines, and identify process improvements.
• Provide data-driven recommendations and insights to support planning discussions.

Skills

Merchandising

Product planning

Merchandise planning

Business planning

Retail strategy

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Dashboards

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Dashboards

Reporting tools

Planning systems

Job description

Brobston Group is seeking a Product Planning Manager to support planning across brands and categories within the Integrated Business Planning model. This role partners with merchandising, planning, finance, and analytics teams to turn seasonal strategies and performance data into actionable insights and enterprise decisions.

The position helps improve assortment productivity, product performance, and cross-functional alignment, delivering data-driven recommendations and executive-ready materials