Manager, Global Merchandise Planning, Apparel - Calvin Klein

PVH•New York, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Merchandise Planning Manager will be a key partner to Global Merchandising and Global regions/Regional channels to understand and address product opportunities and challenges. They will be responsible for creating and presenting targets and initiatives to continue to strategically drive the growth of the business. They will develop Global seasonal product plans, analyze sku productivity, perform in-season and post-season hindsight reporting across Regional channels by collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners.

Requirements

minimum 6- 8 years of experience in Planning, ideally in global or multi-region capacity
Experience in a retail or wholesale environment, including time as a Planner, Buyer, or as Retail business analyst preferred
Strong analytical skills with fluency in financial modeling, forecasting, and inventory management
Deep understanding of consumer behavior, retail dynamics, and product lifecycle
Demonstrated retail math and business acumen, including elements of markup, margin planning, selling and inventory productivity measures
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills including presenting complex material in an organized and compelling manner
Strategic thinker who recognizes opportunities and can recommend strategies by building business case and influence senior leaders to move to execution
High level of conceptual creative ability.
Strong product sense with proven experience in driving product assortments and partnering with divisional leaders to lead investment strategies that drive business
Strong time management skills, attention to detail, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills – communication between functional groups is critical
Knowledge of ACS, SAP, 7th On-Line, MicroStrategy/Lighthouse/Power BI, Miro/Visulon preferred
A global mindset with sensitivity to regional nuance
Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)
Ability to negotiate with and influence peers and members of cross functional team.
Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
Ability to formally present business strategies and action plans.
Ability to motivate and train planning team members.
Must have strong technical skills specifically Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence software, and industry recognized Planning and Allocation tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a retail or wholesale environment, including time as a Planner, Buyer, or as Retail business analyst preferred
Knowledge of ACS, SAP, 7th On-Line, MicroStrategy/Lighthouse/Power BI, Miro/Visulon preferred

Responsibilities

Own Global regions’ pre-season buy projections for key classifications, programs, Heros/Essentials, product segmentation for all KPIs at Go-to-Consumer milestones
Develop top-down and bottom-up financial targets and provide planning guidance for all projections and buys to ensure proper penetration by product category and mix
Engage Global regions/Regional channels’ Buying/Planning/Sales teams to develop strategies, identify opportunities, and address regional needs and voids in assortment and buys
Compile and analyze quarterly, seasonal, annual actualized shipments, style/sku counts, and margins for Regional channels. Monitor actuals against projections to understand business results and share insights on variances.
Identify product and delivery flow wins/risks and cross-channel opportunities to drive assortment strategies
Analyze and identify opportunities to improve sku efficiency by monitoring pre-season development and adoption rates and in-season sales productivity to eliminate unproductive skus and drive selling productivity
Ensure style/sku planning attributes are consistent with evolving product line architecture
Influence line architecture, SKU productivity, and product lifecycle strategies
Translate merchandising strategies into financial targets, category frameworks, and investment guardrails
Manage and drive global product margin targets across all milestones of product development
Build global projection frameworks to support capacity planning, cost negotiation, and margin improvement initiatives
Analyze selling performance across Global regions and Regional channels
In-Season/Post-season business opportunity WTD/MTD selling analysis and share out QTD/STD selling hindsights
Top line sales and sales trends
Best and worst sellers; color selling
Assortment updates and learnings
Provide both qualitative and quantitative analysis at quarterly and seasonal hindsights and investment reviews, drawing insights to affect future product line architecture
Perform margin and cost analysis to ensure margin targets are achieved, and highlight risks and variances
Drive weekly business discussions with Global Merchandising and Regional channels to analyze the business, digging deeper into selling trends
Develop and evolve standardized reports and processes to drive efficiencies and advance the team’s productivity
Solicit and perform ad-hoc analysis as needed
Manage, train, and develop Merchandise Planner
Lead scenario planning and risk mitigation strategies to support dynamic business needs
Collaborate with Finance to align top-down and bottom-up targets
Analyze in-season business performance across categories, regions, and channels to identify growth drivers and risks
To identify product opportunities and assortment gaps for future seasons
Conduct buy review of regional assortments to ensure alignment with global product strategies and investment priorities
Serve as key liaison between global and regional planning teams, ensuring feedback loops and localization needs are captured
Partner with Merchandising, Design, Supply to ensure timely execution of seasonal strategies
Track key KPIs including margin %, units, AUR, style/option counts, and commonality
Ensure accuracy and consistency across planning tools, trackers, and reporting

Benefits

Competitive pay
bonus programs
best in class medical insurance
vision insurance
dental insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.
Generous company-paid holidays
paid time off
hybrid working arrangements
volunteer opportunities
seasonal hours
flexible work schedules.
A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.
Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.
Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.
Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.