Job Description
Job Description
We are partnering confidentially with a globally recognized, multi-billion-dollar retail leader on a high-impact hybrid opportunity based in New York City.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly visible planning and merchandising finance team at the center of commercial decision-making, inventory strategy, and vendor partnership. The organization is seeking a strong analytical and commercially minded planner who can help shape sales, margin, and inventory performance across an omnichannel retail environment.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys blending financial rigor, product strategy, and cross-functional partnership to drive business performance.
Why This Opportunity
This position offers broad exposure across Buying, Assortment Planning, Vendor Management, and senior Planning leadership, with the opportunity to influence both pre-season and in-season financial decisions that directly impact sales and margin outcomes.
The right candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, trend-driven retail environment and enjoy using data and insight to drive smarter business decisions.
What You'll Own
- Build pre-season and in-season financial plans across sales, markdowns, receipts, and margin
- Partner with Planning leadership to reconcile bottom-up and top-down financial targets
- Drive the Open to Buy process, balancing opportunity identification with inventory discipline
- Lead Open to Buy meetings and facilitate cross-functional financial decision-making
- Analyze pricing structures and recommend in-season pricing and margin strategies
- Lead weekly product and business performance reviews, identifying risks, trends, and action plans
- Partner closely with Buyers, Assortment Planners, and vendors on seasonal forecasts and product strategies
- Analyze vendor performance, trade terms, and financial opportunities to support stronger outcomes
- Build trusted relationships across internal stakeholders and external brand partners
What Makes You a Strong Fit
- 3+ years of experience in financial planning, merchandise planning, retail finance, or related functions
- Strong experience building and managing financial plans within a retail or consumer environment
- Advanced Excel skills required
- Experience with planning systems such as SAS, SAP, Marketmax, or similar platforms preferred
- Strong business math, analytical, and critical thinking capabilities
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Commercially minded with strong business and margin acumen
- Strong communication and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
- Experience in trend-driven, high-volume retail strongly preferred
- Passion for sneaker culture and consumer retail a plus