Wholesale Planner — Full-Price Growth & Analytics

Aéropostale; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Associate discount

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

Aéropostale is seeking a Wholesale Planner (Full-Price Channel) to develop forecasts and monitor performance across brands including Lucky Brand and Aéropostale. You will translate data into actionable insights to guide sales, margins, and product strategy.

Collaborate with Sales, Merchandising, and Operations to drive cross-functional initiatives, leverage AI-powered tools, and deliver timely reporting and strategic recommendations for multi-brand wholesale growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Merchandising, Statistics, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in wholesale planning, merchandise planning, forecasting, or analytics in apparel/retail/CPG.
• Wholesale apparel experience preferred.
• Experience managing financial plans, forecasts, and performance analyses.
• Strong merchandising, forecasting, retail math, and wholesale drivers.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, formulas).
• Experience with planning systems, BI platforms, and reporting tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual, seasonal, and monthly financial plans by brand, account, and product category.
• Manage account-level forecasting and in-season projections, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Analyze trends, bookings, shipments, and account performance to support decisions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across multiple wholesale channels.
• Create and maintain weekly, monthly, and seasonal reporting packages.
• Provide executive recaps and ad hoc analyses to leadership.
• Collaborate with Sales on opportunities and account growth.

Skills

Wholesale planning

Forecasting

Retail math

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Merchandising/Statistics

Tools

Planning systems

Business Intelligence tools

SAP

MicroStrategy

Power BI

Job description

Aéropostale is seeking a Wholesale Planner (Full-Price Channel) to develop forecasts and monitor performance across brands including Lucky Brand and Aéropostale. You will translate data into actionable insights to guide sales, margins, and product strategy.

Collaborate with Sales, Merchandising, and Operations to drive cross-functional initiatives, leverage AI-powered tools, and deliver timely reporting and strategic recommendations for multi-brand wholesale growth.