Director of Inventory Planning at None

Job Description
Title: Director, Planning

Report To: VP, Inventory Management & Logistics

Position Summary
 We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to oversee our Planning Team for all product categories across the Wholesale, Ecommerce and Retail business channels. Reporting to the VP Inventory Management & Logistics, this role will manage a team that is responsible for supporting the Open to Buy, demand & supply planning and optimizing our inventory. 

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the industry and experience managing a team in a rapid growth and dynamic environment. This individual will be a critical contributor to the overall supply chain at Greyson and have a high level of collaboration with key business stakeholders. Strong forecasting, analytics and data management skills are required to be successful in this role. 

Responsibilities

• Build pre-season plans for sales, inventory and margin in collaboration with the budget built by the Finance team.
• Develop demand and supply targets for all channels, genders and categories to meet financial targets.
• Act as the key Planning partner to Merchandising and Finance: align financial plan (sales, margin, stock, receipts) with business strategy; reconcile merchant business plans with open‐to‐buy and inventory across channels
• Manage the Seasonal, Core and Seasonal buy process within the alignment of the Pre-Season targets, present buy strategy to leadership for approval.
• Partner with Merchandising to define core vs seasonal architecture; ensure SKU productivity across the range.
• Own channel-level receipt flow, monitor and adjust based on sell-through, stock cover, lead time variances, and markdown/back-stock risk.
• Manage in-season selling results and inventory implications.
• Develop strategic initiatives to productively turn through inventory and minimize liability
• Collaborate with Merchandising to align on markdowns, pricing changes, product lifecycle and go-to-market strategies.
• Identify product driven strengths, opportunities and recommended changes based on analytics.
• Conduct post-season hindsight’s focusing on “what worked/what didn’t” reviews and apply learnings for next season.
• Lead, mentor and build a high performing team of planners and analysts; define roles/responsibilities, develop career paths, coach for growth.
• Drive planning process improvement: implement new tools/analytics, standardize reporting and metrics, embed best practices across the team.
• Partner closely with Allocation Team to ensure strategies and feedback are seamlessly shared across both teams. 
• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with cross functional partners throughout the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in Planning, Merchandising or Inventory Management

• Proven ability to manage complex forecasting and inventory planning in a dynamic environment
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, with a results-oriented mindset
• Advanced Excel skills are required
• Experience with NetSuite is a plus

 Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (Full-Time)

• Paid Sick Leave

• 13 annual paid company holidays

• Competitive employee discount

• Paid Family Leave Program (maternity & bonding)

• Company paid long-term & short-term disability insurance

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage (medical, dental, vision) with company HSA contribution

• Tax Advantage Accounts (FSA, HSA, FSA Dependent Care, 401k, 401k Roth)