The North Face: Wholesale Planning Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Denver (CO); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The North Face Wholesale Planning Manager role sits within the Wholesale Planning function, driving forecasts and inventory performance for the North America region. It partners with Sales, Finance, Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Customer Operations, and Marketplace Analytics to enable sustainable growth and strong account profitability.

The role requires translating market demand into actionable forecasts, owning GTN planning, and collaborating cross-functionally to optimize

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in forecasting and planning in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
• Experience managing forecasts, financial plans, and cross-functional processes.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain wholesale sales forecasts at seasonal, monthly, and weekly levels.
• Monitor in-season performance across accounts and lead business reviews.
• Own account-level sell-out and sell-through performance and adjust forecasts.
• Identify risks and opportunities, and implement corrective actions.
• Manage GTN performance including promotions, markdowns, and accruals.
• Provide business insights to improve customer performance.
• Collaborate with Demand, Supply Planning, Logistics to ensure inventory availability.
• Build dashboards and reports to drive better planning decisions.

Conocimientos

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Inventory analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics

Descripción del empleo

About the Role

The Wholesale Planning Manager at The North Face works within the Wholesale Planning function, supporting the North America region and reporting to the Director, Marketplace Planning + Allocation. The role partners closely with Sales, Finance, Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Customer Operations, and Marketplace Analytics to drive financial and inventory performance across the wholesale channel. It serves as the primary business partner to the Wholesale Sales organisation, translating market demand into clear, actionable forecasts and supporting sustainable commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain wholesale sales forecasts at seasonal, monthly, and weekly levels, partnering with Sales and Finance to manage revenue, margin, inventory, and Gross-to-Net (GTN) performance.
• Monitor in-season performance across accounts, tracking sell-in, shipments, cancellations, and returns, and lead weekly and monthly business reviews to keep cross-functional teams aligned and accountable.
• Own account-level sell-out and sell-through performance, connecting consumer demand signals to shipment pacing, forecast updates, and inventory decisions, and evaluate inventory health across accounts, categories, franchises, and styles.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and demand shifts, from over-inventory situations to replenishment gaps, and work with Sales and customers on clear corrective actions.
• Manage Gross-to-Net (GTN) performance, including promotional investments, markdowns, discounts, and accruals, ensuring commercial strategies stay aligned with financial objectives.
• Serve as a planning thought partner for the Wholesale Sales team, providing business analysis, insights, and recommendations that improve customer performance at the account and category level.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Customer Operations, and Logistics to ensure inventory availability, elevate supply risks, and support disposition strategies for excess inventory.
• Build reporting, dashboards, and business insights that drive better decisions, and champion continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and automation.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience and demonstrated professional achievements.
• Proven experience managing forecasts, financial plans, and cross-functional business processes in a fast-moving commercial environment.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with comfort working with numbers, financial data, and inventory metrics, including weeks of supply, inventory turns, and aging inventory analysis.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present insights, influence decisions, and work across multiple internal stakeholder teams.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with in-season execution, identifying risks and opportunities and adjusting plans to meet commercial objectives.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, and business insights to support planning and decision-making.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to plan short- and long-term activities against tight deadlines.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting a wholesale sales organisation within consumer products, apparel, footwear, or retail industries.
• Prior experience in retail and/or consumer goods environments.

Salary

• Eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential; specific details provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits & Perks

• VF Corporation offers benefit programmes, including medical plan; a general overview and this year's medical plan rates are available, with detailed information provided during the hiring process.