Manager, Global Merchandise Planning, Apparel - Calvin Klein
$125,100–$169,300 year
On-site · New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Merchandise Planning Manager will be key partner to Global Merchandising and Global regions/Regional channels to understand and address product opportunities and challenges. Responsible for creating and presenting targets and initiatives to strategically drive the growth of the business. Develop Global seasonal product plans, analyze sku productivity, perform in-season and post-season hindsight reporting across Regional channels by collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners. Own Global regions’ pre-season buy projections for key classifications, programs, Heros/Essentials, product segmentation for all KPIs at Go-to-Consumer milestones. Develop top-down and bottom-up financial targets and provide planning guidance for all projections and buys to ensure proper penetration by product category and mix. Engage Global regions/Regional channels’ Buying/Planning/Sales teams to develop strategies, identify opportunities, and address regional needs and voids in assortment and buys. Compile and analyze quarterly, seasonal, annual actualized shipments, style/sku counts, and margins for Regional channels. Monitor actuals against projections to understand business results and share insights on variances. Identify product and delivery flow wins/risks and cross-channel opportunities to drive assortment strategies. Analyze and identify opportunities to improve sku efficiency by monitoring pre-season development and adoption rates and in-season sales productivity to eliminate unproductive skus and drive selling productivity. Ensure style/sku planning attributes are consistent with evolving product line architecture. Influence line architecture, SKU productivity, and product lifecycle strategies. Translate merchandising strategies into financial targets, category frameworks, and investment guardrails. Manage and drive global product margin targets across all milestones of product development. Build global projection frameworks to support capacity planning, cost negotiation, and margin improvement initiatives. Business Analysis: Analyze selling performance across Global regions and Regional channels; In-Season/Post-season business opportunity WTD/MTD selling analysis; Provide quarterly and seasonal insights; Perform margin and cost analysis; Drive weekly business discussions; Develop standardized reports; Conduct buy reviews; Lead scenario planning; Partner with Finance to align targets; Identify growth drivers and risks. This role requires a bachelor’s degree, 6-8 years planning experience, strong analytics, and sponsorship status noted as ineligible. Location: New York, NY, US. Additional compensation and benefits details are provided in the posting.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)
- minimum 6-8 years of experience in Planning, ideally in global or multi-region capacity
- Experience in a retail or wholesale environment, including time as a Planner, Buyer, or as Retail business analyst preferred
- Strong analytical skills with fluency in financial modeling, forecasting, and inventory management
- Deep understanding of consumer behavior, retail dynamics, and product lifecycle
- Demonstrated retail math and business acumen, including elements of markup, margin planning, selling and inventory productivity measures
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills including presenting complex material in an organized and compelling manner
- Strategic thinker who recognizes opportunities and can recommend strategies by building business case and influence senior leaders to move to execution
- High level of conceptual creative ability. Strong product sense with proven experience in driving product assortments and partnering with divisional leaders to lead investment strategies that drive business
- Strong time management skills, attention to detail, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Knowledge of ACS, SAP, 7th On-Line, MicroStrategy/Lighthouse/Power BI, Miro/Visulon preferred
- A global mindset with sensitivity to regional nuance
- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)
- Ability to negotiate with and influence peers and members of cross functional team
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
- Ability to formally present business strategies and action plans
- Ability to motivate and train planning team members
- Must have strong technical skills specifically Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence software, and industry recognized Planning and Allocation tools
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship
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