Strategic Retail Planning Manager — NA Stores & Online

Tapestry; New York (NY); On-site; USD 103,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Kate Spade New York is seeking a Planning Manager to drive sales growth for North America stores and ecommerce channels through advanced forecasting, inventory planning, and margin optimization.

Leverage extensive planning experience to lead monthly reforecasting, provide actionable insights to stakeholders, and partner with Buying and Global Planning to align category plans with financial goals.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of prior planning experience in a vertical retail organization.
• Strong communication skills.
• Able to multi-task effectively through excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, sumif).

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly sales, margin, and inventory reforecasting by category, identifying risks and opportunities to achieve financial targets across categories and channels.
• Analyze historical trends and in-season performance to understand business drivers and provide actionable insights to key stakeholders.
• Own weekly and monthly promotional event planning, partnering with Buying to determine optimal discount strategies that balance sales and margin objectives.
• Review and approve seasonal markdowns, ensuring pricing strategies align with financial goals.
• Manage the seasonal purchase budget process, collaborating with Buying and Global Planning to develop aligned category and channel sales, margin, and inventory plans.
• Deliver quantitative and qualitative insights during business reviews, seasonal hindsight meetings, and investment reviews.
• Partner cross functionally (Global Planning, Store Operations, Outlet, Wholesale, etc.) to optimize- inventory management and support business strategies.
• Oversee weekly product reporting for cross-functional teams, ensuring accuracy and visibility to key KPIs.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to deliver clear conclusions and recommended actions.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance planning processes, systems, and reporting to drive efficiency and improve decision-making.

Skills

Forecasting

Data analysis

Promotions planning

Budgeting

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Planning system

Job description

Kate Spade New York is seeking a Planning Manager to drive sales growth for North America stores and ecommerce channels through advanced forecasting, inventory planning, and margin optimization.

Leverage extensive planning experience to lead monthly reforecasting, provide actionable insights to stakeholders, and partner with Buying and Global Planning to align category plans with financial goals.