Assistant Manager, Retail Planning

This role supports the North American Department Store business through sales forecasting, inventory planning and commercial analysis.

The Assistant Manager translates retailer, product and door level performance into actionable recommendations to drive growth, optimize replenishment, maintain healthy stock levels and reduce returns.

Responsibilities include managing retail and gross sales forecasts, delivering weekly performance insights, and planning inventory for product launches and new door openings.

Working closely with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Demand Planning and Supply Chain, the role aligns account plans with business targets, supports shipment execution and contributes analysis and recommendations to retailer meetings and business reviews.

As an Assistant Manager, Retail Planning you will:

• Analyze retailer, category, SKU and door level sales and inventory across the North American Department Store business to drive sales, optimize weeks of supply (WOS) and reduce returns.
• Own weekly performance reporting, translating results versus forecast and prior year into clear commercial insights, risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
• Develop and maintain gross sales forecasts in alignment with retail sales, incorporating sales trends, promotional activity, launch plans and inventory requirements to support net sales targets for budget/forecasting trend cycles.
• Manage replenishment recommendations by account and open to buy (OTB) planning, partnering with Commercial and retailer teams on reorders, stock balancing and returns.
• Oversee inventory planning for new product launches, discontinued products and limited-life SKUs to support sell-through and minimize residual stock.
• Partner with Marketing, Commercial and Finance on bottoms up SKU level forecasts, aligning product and account plans with commercial targets.
• Align sell in forecasts with Demand Planning and Supply Chain, incorporating retailer stock needs, product availability, shipment timing and fill assumptions.
• Own new door opening forecasts and initial inventory profiles, coordinating launch timing, allocations and replenishment requirements.
• Support retailer facing meetings and cross functional business reviews with clear analysis and recommendations, partnering with account teams, Ecommerce, Education, Field and Marketing.
• Improve planning tools and reporting processes and deliver ad hoc analysis to support business decisions.

The base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000.

Benefits include:

• Generous staff discount to use on all products
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Commuter Benefits (Pre-tax)
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with Company match
• Paid Time Off
• Birthday PTO