Director of Merchandise Planning - Women's
Core
Set financial and strategic planning strategy across all women's categories, defining long-range vision for sales, margin, and inventory productivity.
Role type
Director of Merchandise Planning (Women's)
Builds
Long-range assortment investment, pricing architecture, and flow strategy for women's brands.
Domain
Retail / Women's Apparel
Required skills
Strategic planning, financial modeling, Excel proficiency, executive communication, team leadership, organizational design, risk management, cross-functional alignment, forecasting, OTB governance.
Preferred skills
Enterprise-scale planning leadership, enterprise planning systems expertise, transformational initiative leadership, retail KPIs mastery.
Responsibilities
Set divisional strategic direction for sales, margin, and inventory plans; synthesize performance and market signals to shape investment priorities; present strategy and financial recommendations to executive leadership; architect multi-year strategies for sales and margin targets; own division-wide visibility into sales and inventory trends; define standards for forecasting and OTB governance; drive cross-functional alignment on receipts, pricing, and promotional investment; partner with Finance on enterprise reforecasting; lead hindsight and investment review forums.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management