Head of Planning, Timberland Americas

Timberland•Stratham, NH

About The Position

At Timberland, we’re a force of nature. We’re a team that steps outside, works hard together, and moves the world forward. The brand is widely recognized as the arbiter of boot culture. With a rich heritage of craftsmanship and an eye toward the future, Timberland has a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and build community. So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of fun, adventure-loving people, Timberland just may be the place for you. To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Timberland Careers or www.timberland.com. Head of Planning, Timberland Americas What will you do? As part of Timberland Americas leadership team, you will lead the Americas Planning team and will be responsible for setting and executing the end‑to‑end merchandise and inventory planning strategy across all channels. This role partners closely with Merchandising/Buying, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Retail and Digital to drive profitable growth, optimize inventory investment, and improve demand responsiveness in a complex omnichannel environment. The Head of Planning leads a multi‑disciplinary organization spanning Demand & Supply Planning, Allocation, Channel Planning & Buying Support, Inventory Management, and Planning Analytics, ensuring a single, integrated view of demand, inventory, and financial outcomes across the enterprise. What you will do: Enterprise Planning & Strategy Own the end‑to‑end planning vision across footwear and apparel, aligning demand, supply, inventory, and financial plans with company growth objectives. Translate corporate and channel strategies into 5 year long range plans, annual and seasonal plans covering sales, margin, and inventory x channel and country within region. Establish a clear omnichannel planning framework that balances digital, wholesale, and brick‑and‑mortar needs while optimizing total enterprise outcomes. Lead scenario planning and risk mitigation for demand volatility, supply constraints, and channel shifts. undefined Demand, Supply & Inventory Leadership Oversee demand forecasting and supply planning, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment across channels. Set inventory targets and guardrails to support availability, service levels, and margin while minimizing excess and obsolescence. Drive inventory productivity through disciplined receipt flow, lifecycle management, and exit strategies. Partner with Supply Chain to align capacity, lead times, and deployment strategies. Planning, Buying & Allocation Lead channel‑specific planning approaches for DTC/e‑commerce, wholesale, and retail, ensuring consistent financial rigor with channel-appropriate execution. Oversee allocation strategy to ensure right product, right place, right time, leveraging store clusters, digital demand signals, and wholesale commitments. Oversee promotional cadence across DTC and ensure price parity in the marketplace. Partner with Merchandising and Buying to inform assortment architecture, depth, and flow decisions. Analytics, Insights & Tools Own the planning analytics roadmap, ensuring clear KPIs, reporting, and insights that support both strategic and in‑season decisions. Elevate the use of data, advanced analytics, and planning systems to improve forecast accuracy, sco productivity, inventory turns, and margin outcomes. Drive continuous improvement of planning tools, processes, and ways of working. Cross‑Functional Partnership Act as a key thought partner to Merchandising, Finance, Sales, Digital, and Operations leaders. Provide clear, concise insights and recommendations to executive leadership, enabling faster and better‑informed decisions. Align financial planning with execution, ensuring plans translate into operational outcomes. People Leadership & Organizational Excellence Lead and develop high‑performing teams across Allocation, Demand & Supply Planning, Channel Planning/Buying Support, Inventory Management, and Analytics. Build strong succession plans and elevate functional capability through coaching, talent development, and organizational design. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Proven leadership experience managing multi‑channel, enterprise‑scale planning teams.
Deep expertise in demand forecasting, inventory optimization, allocation, and financial planning.
Strong understanding of digital, wholesale, and physical retail dynamics and trade‑offs.
Highly analytical with the ability to translate data into clear commercial actions.
Experienced influencer with the ability to partner effectively at the executive level.
Advanced planning systems knowledge; strong financial and business acumen.
Strategic, enterprise‑minded thinker with strong commercial judgment
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity
Results‑oriented with a bias toward action
Collaborative, transparent, and customer‑focused
Passion for product, performance, and talent development

Responsibilities

Own the end‑to‑end planning vision across footwear and apparel, aligning demand, supply, inventory, and financial plans with company growth objectives.
Translate corporate and channel strategies into 5 year long range plans, annual and seasonal plans covering sales, margin, and inventory x channel and country within region.
Establish a clear omnichannel planning framework that balances digital, wholesale, and brick‑and‑mortar needs while optimizing total enterprise outcomes.
Lead scenario planning and risk mitigation for demand volatility, supply constraints, and channel shifts.
Oversee demand forecasting and supply planning, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment across channels.
Set inventory targets and guardrails to support availability, service levels, and margin while minimizing excess and obsolescence.
Drive inventory productivity through disciplined receipt flow, lifecycle management, and exit strategies.
Partner with Supply Chain to align capacity, lead times, and deployment strategies.
Lead channel‑specific planning approaches for DTC/e‑commerce, wholesale, and retail, ensuring consistent financial rigor with channel-appropriate execution.
Oversee allocation strategy to ensure right product, right place, right time, leveraging store clusters, digital demand signals, and wholesale commitments.
Oversee promotional cadence across DTC and ensure price parity in the marketplace.
Partner with Merchandising and Buying to inform assortment architecture, depth, and flow decisions.
Own the planning analytics roadmap, ensuring clear KPIs, reporting, and insights that support both strategic and in‑season decisions.
Elevate the use of data, advanced analytics, and planning systems to improve forecast accuracy, sco productivity, inventory turns, and margin outcomes.
Drive continuous improvement of planning tools, processes, and ways of working.
Act as a key thought partner to Merchandising, Finance, Sales, Digital, and Operations leaders.
Provide clear, concise insights and recommendations to executive leadership, enabling faster and better‑informed decisions.
Align financial planning with execution, ensuring plans translate into operational outcomes.
Lead and develop high‑performing teams across Allocation, Demand & Supply Planning, Channel Planning/Buying Support, Inventory Management, and Analytics.
Build strong succession plans and elevate functional capability through coaching, talent development, and organizational design.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

We offer extensive development and growth opportunities for your current and future positions, a competitive compensation package, and a strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
We offer employees 40 paid hours of service time every year, discounts on ski passes, free kayak rentals (get them right here in the building!) and lots of other great things that’ll help get you outside.

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