Product Manager, Merchandise Planning Technology

Vuori, Inc•Carlsbad, CA

7d•$137,000 - $176,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vuori is seeking a Product Manager to oversee the daily requirements, delivery, and adoption of its merchandise planning and allocation capabilities. This role will cover pre-season and in-season planning, top-down and bottom-up approaches, and inventory flow to stores and distribution centers. The Product Manager will act as a liaison between planners, merchandisers, and technical teams, reporting to the Director, Product & Capability. The position requires comfort in leading planner working sessions and technical requirements reviews.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience preferred.
4+ years in product management, business analysis, or systems implementation supporting retail merchandise planning and/or allocation.
Hands-on experience with a planning platform (e.g., Anaplan) or allocation system — comfortable working directly in the tool, not just around it.
Strong requirements-writing and documentation skills, with experience translating business needs for technical audiences.
Experience managing delivery with external implementation partners or vendors.
Working knowledge of retail merchandise planning concepts (OTB, top-down/bottom-up planning, assortment) and allocation fundamentals.
Comfortable with data — able to scope data requirements and have informed conversations with Data Engineering.
Excellent cross-functional communication skills; able to earn trust with both planners and technical teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Impact Analytics, InventorySmart, or a comparable allocation platform is a plus.
Working knowledge of SQL a plus.

Responsibilities

Translate planner and merchandising feedback into clear, documented requirements and a prioritized backlog for technical and delivery teams.
Own functional specs for planning and allocation features, including forecast views, buy quantification, and allocation rules.
Partner with the Director to shape the product roadmap and represent the planner and allocator point of view in prioritization discussions.
Run recurring syncs with implementation and delivery partners — tracking progress, surfacing blockers, and driving design decisions to closure — and coordinate with the development team on build, testing, and release.
Own day-to-day administration of the planning platform (workspace access, SSO, model builder coordination) and the allocation system feed.
Resolve data-availability and data-scoping questions in partnership with Data Engineering.
Lead the recurring cadence that keeps planning, allocation, technology, and delivery partners aligned on refresh cycles and reporting changes.
Facilitate working sessions with planners and allocators to review outputs, gather feedback, and identify gaps.
Own the Open-to-Buy (OTB) project plan and lead OTB review sessions.
Maintain documentation of planning and allocation methodology for internal and partner reference.