Senior Planning Manager, (Active, Plus & Maternity | Omni Business)

Stitch Fix

About The Position

Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) is the leading online personal styling service that helps people discover the styles they will love that fit perfectly so they always look - and feel - their best. Few things are more personal than getting dressed, but finding clothing that fits and looks great can be a challenge. Stitch Fix solves that problem. By pairing expert stylists with best-in-class AI and recommendation algorithms, the company leverages its assortment of exclusive and national brands to meet each client's individual tastes and needs, making it convenient for clients to express their personal style without having to spend hours in stores or sifting through endless choices online. Stitch Fix, which was founded in 2011, is headquartered in San Francisco. About the Role Stitch Fix is hiring a Senior Planning Manager to lead Merchandise Planning for our Growth Segments, including Active, Plus, and Maternity, across an evolving omni business (Fix + Freestyle). These businesses represent a $180M portfolio today with significant growth opportunity, and this role is critical to driving that growth through strong inventory leadership, clear financial planning, and effective cross-functional collaboration. In this role, you will have end-to-end ownership of planning for multiple divisions and will lead a team of planners and people managers. This is a highly collaborative position that partners closely with Buying, Private Label, Operations, Finance, and Technology to ensure planning decisions are aligned with overall business objectives and financial targets. This role is well-suited for a planning leader who is highly engaged, decisive, and comfortable operating at both a strategic and executional level.

Requirements

You have 8+ years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Inventory Management, or related strategic financial roles.
You bring 3+ years of people leadership experience, including managing other people managers.
You have deep knowledge of forecasting, OTB management, inventory productivity, and financial tradeoffs.
You are comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments and can adapt plans as the business changes.
Proven track record of building or transforming processes, not just operating within existing ones.
You communicate clearly and confidently across functions and levels.
You have experience in apparel and omni retail businesses. Experience in plus-size and/or active categories is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Lead a high-impact growth business
Own end-to-end financial and inventory planning for Active, Plus, and Maternity, delivering accurate, financially sound forecasts and leading your team and Buying partners through biannual planning and monthly re-forecasting across Fix and Freestyle.
Drive strong seasonal entry and exit decisions to improve inventory productivity and reduce end-of-season liability.
Provide clear POVs on performance, risks, and opportunities, translating insights into timely decisions and actions.
Work closely with Buying leadership to align financial plans, assortment strategies, and investment decisions.
Collaborate with Buying, Finance, Tech and Merch Systems to support forecasting accuracy, scenario planning, and tool evolution.
Communicate plans and outcomes with clarity so partners understand priorities, timing, and implications.
Lead and develop a team of 6, including people managers and individual contributors.
Coach across levels to strengthen forecasting capability, decision quality, and business judgment.
Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Own and execute planning cadences (OTB) that support an increasingly complex omni business.
Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, tools, and reporting to increase speed, clarity, and scalability.
Balance continuous improvement with strong day-to-day execution.
Partner with senior leadership to turn analytical insights into strategic actions.