Tory Burch Sr. Director, Wholesale Planning
Tory Burch
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Job summary
Tory Burch is seeking a Sr. Director, Wholesale Planning to lead North America wholesale strategy, align sales and inventory, and drive profitability across multi-category channels.
You will partner with Sales, Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, and leadership to set targets, optimize inventory, and steer enterprise planning initiatives. A strong track record in large-scale retail planning and team leadership is essential.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in Wholesale Planning, Merchandise Planning, Financial Planning, or related retail planning disciplines.
- Proven success leading planning strategies for large-scale, multi-category wholesale businesses.
- Expertise in forecasting, inventory management, replenishment, and financial planning.
- Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to influence strategic decisions through data-driven insights.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership and leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Proven ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Own the Wholesale Planning strategy across North America, aligning sales, inventory, and profitability goals with long-term business objectives.
- Lead annual operating plans, forecasts, and investment strategies to drive sustainable growth and inventory productivity.
- Partner with executive leadership to establish financial targets, business priorities, and growth initiatives.
- Serve as the strategic planning partner to Wholesale Sales leadership and key wholesale accounts.
- Develop growth strategies that maximize revenue, margin, and market share across the wholesale channel.
- Lead account-facing OTB discussion with Wholesale Sales leadership to optimize account performance, profitability, and inventory productivity.
- Lead item level forecasting, replenishment, allocation, and inventory flow strategies to support demand while maintaining healthy inventory levels.
- Drive inventory optimization through analytics, risk management, and cross-functional partnership with Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Corporate Planning.
- Champion reporting enhancements, process improvements, and technology solutions that improve planning effectiveness and decision-making.
- Build and develop a high-performing planning organization through coaching, succession planning, and talent development.
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment, accountability, and business results.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with Merchandise Planning, Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Corporate Planning to ensure alignment on business strategies and execution.
- Influence cross-functional leaders to drive accountability and successful execution of key initiatives.
- Lead change management efforts related to planning processes, inventory strategies, and organizational initiatives.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing planning organization through coaching, talent assessment, succession planning, and career development.
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Job description
We are an American luxury lifestyle brand, founded in 2004. Anchored in the casual elegance of American sportswear, Tory's design philosophy is defined by effortless silhouettes, innovative materials, eclectic juxtapositions of color, and the tension of past and present. The collections include ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home and beauty.
Empowering women is the company's guiding principle, expressed through Tory's collections and reflected in the company culture as well as the work of the Tory Burch Foundation. Established in 2009, the Foundation provides women entrepreneurs in the United States with access to capital, education and community.
If you're prepared to work hard, create impact, and have fun while doing it, we would love to have you join #TeamTory.
- Our culture is welcoming and inclusive -- everyone is empowered to make a difference.
- We have the best team in the world and believe in paying competitively and rewarding for high performance.
- Your overall well-being is important to us; we offer generous benefits to help you take care of your mental and physical health, create financial security, and achieve wellness in all areas of your life.
- We love seeing our employees wear our beautiful collections. You'll receive a generous employee discount and access to exclusive sample sales.
- We are invested in your professional growth - you'll have access to free executive coaching on-demand.
- We believe in the importance of giving back and you'll have many opportunities to do just that through the Tory Burch Foundation and paid volunteer days.
You are a strategic and commercially driven planning leader who excels at turning insights into action and inventory investments into profitable growth. You thrive in dynamic environments, balancing customer demand, financial performance, and inventory productivity to drive business results.
As Sr. Director, Wholesale Planning, you will own the planning strategy for North America's Wholesale channel, partnering across Sales, Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership to deliver growth, optimize inventory, and maximize profitability. This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence on business strategy, key customer partnerships, and enterprise planning decisions.
You are a collaborative leader who develops high-performing teams, embraces innovation, and leverages data to identify opportunities, mitigate risk, and elevate performance.
- Own the Wholesale Planning strategy across North America, aligning sales, inventory, and profitability goals with long-term business objectives.
- Lead annual operating plans, forecasts, and investment strategies to drive sustainable growth and inventory productivity.
- Partner with executive leadership to establish financial targets, business priorities, and growth initiatives.
- Serve as the strategic planning partner to Wholesale Sales leadership and key wholesale accounts.
- Develop growth strategies that maximize revenue, margin, and market share across the wholesale channel.
- Lead account-facing OTB discussion with Wholesale Sales leadership to optimize account performance, profitability, and inventory productivity.
- Lead item level forecasting, replenishment, allocation, and inventory flow strategies to support demand while maintaining healthy inventory levels.
- Drive inventory optimization through analytics, risk management, and cross-functional partnership with Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Corporate Planning.
- Champion reporting enhancements, process improvements, and technology solutions that improve planning effectiveness and decision-making.
- Build and develop a high-performing planning organization through coaching, succession planning, and talent development.
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment, accountability, and business results.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with Merchandise Planning, Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Corporate Planning to ensure alignment on business strategies and execution.
- Influence cross-functional leaders to drive accountability and successful execution of key initiatives.
- Lead change management efforts related to planning processes, inventory strategies, and organizational initiatives.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing planning organization through coaching, talent assessment, succession planning, and career development.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in Wholesale Planning, Merchandise Planning, Financial Planning, or related retail planning disciplines.
- Proven success leading planning strategies for large-scale, multi-category wholesale businesses.
- Proven success driving growth, profitability, and inventory productivity for large-scale, multi-category businesses.
- Expertise in forecasting, inventory management, replenishment, and financial planning.
- Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to influence strategic decisions through data-driven insights.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership and leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Proven ability to build, develop, and lead high-performing teams.
- Adaptable - We change before we have to
- Entrepreneurial - We own it
- Collaborative - There's no "I" in Tory
- Client & Brand Focused - We put ourselves in Tory's shoes
- Live the Values - We show up for each other
- Functional Expertise - We're constantly learning and growing
We show up with honesty & kindness, act with integrity & compassion, work with passion & humility and lead with excellence & humor.
The compensation range for this position is 205,000.00 USD - 260,000.00 USD. Our offer will be based on your relevant experience and work location.
We offer a generous set of benefits to help you take care of your health, create financial security, and achieve wellness in all areas of your life. Here are highlights of key benefits available to all eligible Tory Burch team members.
Tory Burch LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) or sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability or membership in any other protected class under applicable law. Likewise, we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.
Tory Burch is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact thetalentteam@toryburch.com .
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