Product Manager, Merchandise Planning Technology
Core
Own the day-to-day requirements, delivery, and adoption of merchandise planning and allocation capabilities for an apparel brand, connecting planners, merchandisers, and technical teams.
Role type
Senior Product Manager (Merchandise Planning & Allocation)
Builds
Planning and allocation features including forecast views, buy quantification, and allocation rules for inventory flow to stores and distribution centers.
Domain
Retail Apparel / Merchandise Planning Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Product management, business analysis, systems implementation, requirements writing, documentation, cross-functional communication, data scoping, vendor management, retail merchandise planning concepts (OTB, top-down/bottom-up), allocation fundamentals.
Preferred skills
Hands-on experience with planning platforms (Anaplan, Impact Analytics, InventorySmart), SQL, data engineering collaboration.
Technologies
Anaplan, Impact Analytics, InventorySmart, SQL
Responsibilities
Translate planner feedback into requirements and prioritized backlog; shape product roadmap; run syncs with delivery partners; administer planning platform and allocation system feed; resolve data-availability questions; lead OTB project plan and review sessions; maintain planning methodology documentation.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC