Director of Planning

Everlane•Los Angeles, CA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Clean luxury. Better for you. At Everlane, we believe luxury should be as effortless as it is conscious. We partner with ethical factories, work with premium, sustainably sourced materials, and strive to leave the industry cleaner than we found it. There's still much to do, and we're excited to grow a team of motivated humans ready for the challenge. The journey toward better continues. Everlane Planning and Merchandising is focused on delivering the highest quality and most relevant products for our consumers in the right amount at the right time. We seek a versatile planning leader who can guide our team through brand, customer, and product transformation to unlock this next growth phase. You will be inherently curious, have a relentless drive for results, be strategic-minded, customer-centric, analytical, and passionate about creating a culture of learning and development. We are looking for someone who likes to build and is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves to manage details and look ahead to where the customer will be 1-3 years from now. We are looking for a deep respect for the brand, a love of data and details, and an optimistic bias, which are critical traits in this leader.

Requirements

10+ years experience in Merchandising/Merchandise Planning/Buying/Inventory Management
Bachelor's Degree preferred
Experience managing a team of 3+ direct reports and managers of others.
Deep knowledge of product development, financials, and production.
Strong understanding of the apparel market and trend cycles
Deep appreciation for data and natural curiosity to dig deep into analysis.
Strong level understanding of apparel demand forecasting and apparel supply chain
Ability to manage a team to hit inventory efficiency and margin KPI’s in a high revenue growth business
Experience working in both digital and brick and mortar apparel/accessories planning and merchandising
An aptitude for coaching and mentoring
Strong leadership skills and a natural ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional partners.
Excellent communication skills with experience influencing at all levels of the organization.
Fluency with merchandising systems, tools, and applications.

Nice To Haves

Passion for continuous learning and building a team with a growth mindset

Responsibilities

Drive long-range category strategies and product/assortment seasonal/annual plans. This includes line plans, pricing and positioning strategies, and category financials.
Bring customer and market perspective to the design and product development process. Thoroughly understands the brand's target customers by tracking attitude and lifestyle trends. Ability to apply trend forecast and influence the product POV during the development process using both market information and Brand Filters.
Own and approve team bottoms-up plans against tops down targets and business strategies.
Own report out of product strategies, sales results, financial plans, and forecasts to the SLT with recommendations to drive growth and mitigate risks.
Lead Monthly Open to Buy Process, driving inventory chase and flexibility strategies to optimize and de-risk investments.
Drive briefing and direction of Promotional Events managing Annual Calendar in support of company revenue and margin targets
Finalize and execute pricing for Events as well as markdowns.
Partner with design, production, planning, and marketing to implement product strategy.
Support leadership in design briefs, development targets, line plans, and product ranks.
Drive key P2M deliverables across the cross-functional team.
Own delivery of the open-to-buy forecast and revenue, margin, and cost turnover KPIs.
Support seasonal product briefings to brand and creative teams to ensure great positioning and inspiring launches of our products.
Influence the commercial plan to deliver revenue and margin and product launch goals.
Lead operations and business systems development in partnership with Product Management and Product Operations.
Provide direction and support to retail operations through allocation and replenishment.
Leverage experience with AI and advanced analytics to optimize reporting structures, demand forecasting, and operational workflows.
Serve as a key stakeholder in the evaluation and launch of new enterprise tools for planning, allocation, and reporting (e.g., Anaplan enhancements, Syrup integration).
Lead and mentor a lean, high-performing team of up to 6 direct reports, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset to drive results in a fast-paced environment.
Own financial share-outs for Monday Business Review, Monthly & Quarterly Hindsighting and Long Range Planning.