Wholesale Planning Lead (Hybrid)

New Balance Athletics, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Lifestyle reimbursement

Vacation time

Holiday pay

Parental leave

Mentorship programs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discount

Job summary

New Balance Athletics, Inc. is seeking a strategic Associate Planning Manager to lead wholesale customer and channel planning across North America.

You will coordinate with Commercial Leaders, Merchandising, Operations, and Finance to build long-range plans, evaluate sell-in and sell-through, and translate insights into actionable strategies that protect retail productivity and fuel profitable growth. You will partner with Sales, Marketing and Product teams to optimize inventory health, test new

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of sales planning, analytics, operations and/or category management experience.
• Strong understanding of retail metrics and ability to translate data to business actions.
• Proven ability to lead, influence, and communicate with senior leadership.
• Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to synthesize data for demand-driven reporting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced Excel and data visualization tool experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct planning for assigned wholesale customers and channels across all product lines, aligning with regional goals.
• Create and evolve long-range wholesale plans with Commercial Leaders.
• Lead sell-in and sell-through analysis and drive timely decisions across the Commercial Pod.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Sales, Finance, Operations, Marketing and Product to support profitable growth.
• Partner with Sales Leads on allocation strategy and growth opportunities.
• Lead business reviews and highlight key actions and recommendations.
• Build relationships with wholesale partners to influence account plans and execution.
• Analyze performance trends by price, location, color, and model to inform decisions.

Skills

Leadership & Communication

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Multi-tasking

Excel proficiency

Data visualization (Spotfire/Tableau)

Tools

Excel

Spotfire

Tableau

Job description

New Balance Athletics, Inc. is seeking a strategic Associate Planning Manager to lead wholesale customer and channel planning across North America.

You will coordinate with Commercial Leaders, Merchandising, Operations, and Finance to build long-range plans, evaluate sell-in and sell-through, and translate insights into actionable strategies that protect retail productivity and fuel profitable growth. You will partner with Sales, Marketing and Product teams to optimize inventory health, test new