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The Director of Planning is a senior leader responsible for leading the enterprise merchandise planning function and managing a high-performing planning organization. Reporting to the SVP/GMM, this role serves as the strategic financial partner to the VP/DMM organization, translating product and vendor strategies into disciplined financial plans that drive profitable growth, inventory productivity, and margin expansion.

This leader owns the end-to-end planning process — from long-range strategy through in-season execution — and provides financial governance and recommendations to support executive decision-making, including Open-to-Buy oversight.

Key Responsibilities-

Enterprise Planning Strategy

• Lead development of long-range (1–3 year) and annual merchandise financial plans in partnership with the SVP/GMM and VP/DMM peers.
• Translate corporate growth objectives into actionable plans across Sales, Gross Margin, Inventory, and Turn
• Establish financial guardrails that balance top-line growth with margin and inventory productivity.

Open-to-Buy & Financial Governance

• Own and manage the enterprise Open-to-Buy (OTB) process, providing recommendations and risk assessments to the SVP/GMM for final approval.
• Monitor commitments, receipts, and inventory liability to ensure alignment with financial targets.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities, proactively recommending adjustments to protect profitability and cash flow.

Forecasting & Risk Management

• Lead pre-season and in-season forecasting processes incorporating sales trends, promotional strategies, product launches, cost changes, and market conditions.
• Drive timely reforecasting and scenario planning to support executive decision-making.
• Provide financial validation during quarterly strategy reviews and brand sign-off meetings.

Inventory & Markdown Strategy

• Develop inventory investment strategies that optimize in-stock performance while protecting margin and turn.
• Oversee markdown and aging strategies to maximize sell-through and minimize margin erosion.
• Ensure inventory plans align with inbound capacity, promotional calendars, and channel strategies.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partners laterally with VP/DMM peers to align vendor, class, and assortment strategies with financial objectives.
• Collaborate with Allocation and Supply Chain to optimize product flow across stores and digital channels.
• Partners with Finance to align annual, monthly, and in-season financial plans, ensuring consistency between merchandise strategy, corporate forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Support new and remodeled store openings through disciplined assortment and inventory planning.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team, including hiring, performance management, and succession planning.
• Establish clear accountability standards and elevate analytical rigor across the planning organization.
• Build scalable processes, tools, and reporting that enhance visibility and decision quality.

Performance Management

• Monitor and drive key KPIs including Sales, GM%, Inventory Turns, GMROI, Markdown, and Working Capital efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen enterprise financial performance.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree required.

8–10+ years of progressive merchandise planning experience, including direct people leadership.

Demonstrated ability to influence senior cross-functional leaders and translate financial insights into actionable business strategy in a multi-channel retail environment.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions-

▪ Sit for more than 6 hours per shift

▪ Use hands to finger, handle and feel

▪ Reach with hands and arms

▪ Talk and/or hear

▪ Stand for up to 2 hours at a time periodically

▪ Walk or move from one location to another

▪ Occasionally may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch

▪ Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally

▪ Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.

▪ Average work week is 40 hours, which can vary depending on business need.

▪ The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.

General Information:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. DTLR, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Financial Advisor

You’ve built the relationship skills. You know how to guide clients. Now you need a platform that gives you both stability and upside.

Premier Planning Professionals is hiring a Financial Advisor for a growth-oriented opportunity inside an independent, client-centered firm. If you want the security of a base salary, the upside of revenue-based compensation, and the ability to serve clients through a more holistic planning model, this is a role worth exploring.

Compensation: $70,000–$75,000 base salary + a percentage of revenue generated for the firm.

Premier Planning Professionals is built around personalized financial guidance, helping clients navigate retirement planning, wealth management, insurance, Medicare, and tax planning. This is not a narrow product role. It is an opportunity to work in a broader planning environment where you can have more meaningful conversations and create more value for the people you serve.

In this role, you will:

• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Advise clients on retirement planning, wealth management, insurance, Medicare, and tax-aware strategies
• Develop new business and contribute to firm growth
• Deliver a high-touch, personalized planning experience
• Work alongside the team to support long-term client outcomes and firm expansion

Required Qualifications

• Experience in a Financial Advisor, Wealth Advisor, or similar client-facing role
• Active licensing appropriate to the role
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to develop business and generate revenue
• Confidence leading client meetings and presenting recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with retirement-focused clients
• Insurance and advisory background
• Existing network or ability to build relationships in the market
• Holistic planning mindset
• Ability to run workshops

If you’re looking for a Financial Advisor role where you can combine planning, relationship management, and production-based upside, let's have a conversation.

Who You Are:

As a DC Planning & Reporting Senior Analyst you will be responsible for facilitating effective decision-making and business operational performance by analyzing metrics and designing reports that impact the planning and distribution center operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams for data gathering and analysis, help develop end-user performance reporting to drive improvement opportunities across the supply chain and DC Operations.

The role will be very hands on and entrepreneurial and requires past experience in analytics and warehousing. You are empowered in this role to drive operational performance improvements - identify problems, work with appropriate teams and individuals to determine solutions, and implement those solutions.

What You'll Do:

• Guide business process sessions, foster problem-solving, and conduct analyses with stakeholders. Articulate the outcomes effectively to senior leadership.
• Responsible for leading and driving cross-functional alignment within flow, KPI visualizations, labor planning and actualization to plans, ensuring financial goals are met.
• Establish operational and cross-functional partnerships to strengthen business and strategic project initiatives. Analyze system, operational data, and flow to proactively identify solutions and improvement opportunities and provide recommendations.
• Analyze and assist in the business planning process from a financial perspective for operations: budgeting, target setting, review KPI’s, forecasting, and analysis.
• Collaborate with the Information Technology team to address system issues and document business technical requirements for identified process improvements.
• Manage the extraction and analytics of large data sets to proactively identify improvement opportunities and/or unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
• Develop comprehensive labor plans and scenarios in collaboration with finance, facilities, human resources, and operation teams.
• Field operation requests: develop technical requirements, and/or write SQL to produce desired report/metric/dashboard in MicroStrategy, Power BI or Tableau.
• Anticipate and address operational and strategic requirements proactively, while innovatively improving and creating new metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to empower effective decision-making.
• Establish strong working relationships across all levels to ensure comprehensive project satisfaction and to effectively manage expectations related to functionality and deliverables.

You'll Need to Have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Analytics, Info systems or related disciplines.
• 3-5 years of experience developing business and/or technology solutions and managing multiple technical consulting projects.
• Ability to read/write SQL
• Experience with Reporting Systems such as Power BI, Tableau, and Microstrategy
• Microsoft Excel expertise
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex information and communicate compellingly to executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Nice to Have - Experience with Warehouse and Labor Management Systems, preferably Manhattan

We'd Love to See:

• Analytical and modeling skills as well as the ability to communicate complex ideas and datasets graphically.
• Ability and flexibility to work with multiple systems and produce coherent and exhaustive reporting.
• Excellent critical thinking, project management, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrate a high level of intellectual curiosity combined with a results-driven mindset.
• Highly self-motivated and strong problem-solving skills including the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Ability to combine strong quantitative skills with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think pragmatically and drive execution of concepts.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

MK Perks:

• Generous Personal and Vacation Days
• Internal Mobility
• Cross-brand Discount
• Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
• Exclusive Employee Sales
• Paid Parental leave
• 401k Match

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

At Capri Holdings Limited, we are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation for the interview or application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at

In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a salary range. The salary for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set and years of experience.

About Us:

Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready-to-wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products under Michael Kors Collection, Michael Kors, and Michael Kors Mens, including accessories, ready-to-wear, footwear, watches, jewelry, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael Kors stores are operated in the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, Michael Kors operates digital flagships across North America, Europe, and Asia, offering customers a seamless omnichannel experience.

At the center of it all is a designer who has created an enduring and iconic luxury lifestyle brand with a distinctive point of view and global reach. Michael Kors has a sharp focus on providing his customers with accessories and clothes that are consistently polished, chic, relaxed, and glamorous. Kors has also been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades within the fashion industry.

The fashion designer also focuses on giving back. For more than 35 years he has been a passionate supporter of God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based non-profit organization that cooks and delivers nutritious meals to people living with serious illnesses in and around New York City. In 2013, in a move to broaden his philanthropic efforts, Michael Kors launched “Watch Hunger Stop,” partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help fight world hunger. Proceeds from annual special-edition products and other targeted initiatives help provide food to children through WFP’s school meals program. To date, Michael Kors has helped WFP deliver over 35 million meals (and counting) to hungry children.

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking a Financial Planning Analyst to join their team! This position is located in Denver, Colorado.

Duties:

• Analyze and reconcile complex financial accounts, ensuring accuracy and identifying key trends
• Prepare comprehensive variance reports with clear, concise annotations, highlighting performance drivers and areas for improvement
• Collaborate closely with operating teams to translate strategic plans into robust financial forecasts and budgets that guide business growth
• Conduct thorough research to evaluate the accounting implications of various approaches, providing valuable insights for informed decision-making
• Confidently present your financial analysis to management, translating complex data into actionable insights that drive business strategy

Desired Skills/Experience:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a related financial analysis role
• Thorough understanding of accounting and finance principles, coupled with in-depth knowledge of financial statements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling you to clearly articulate financial concepts to diverse audiences
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is essential
• Working knowledge of popular financial management applications, specifically Essbase, is a plus

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position starting at $48,000-$70,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

Implementation Project Manager (Workday Adaptive Planning)

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Project/Program Manager to lead the stabilization and rebuild of a Workday Adaptive Planning (WDAP) environment. This role will partner closely with Finance and IT to drive ownership alignment, improve system performance, and deliver a scalable planning solution.

This is a highly visible role requiring both strong project leadership and a solid understanding of FP&A systems and processes. Experience within Insurance or subscription-based business models is highly preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end implementation and/or rebuild of Workday Adaptive Planning
• Drive project planning, timelines, milestones, and overall delivery execution
• Partner with Finance (business stakeholders) and IT to establish clear ownership and governance
• Manage third-party vendors/partners (e.g., system integrators)
• Identify current system gaps and lead stabilization efforts
• Oversee requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation phases
• Ensure alignment between functional (FP&A) and technical (data/integrations) teams
• Track risks, issues, and dependencies; proactively drive resolution
• Facilitate stakeholder communication, status reporting, and executive updates
• Support change management and user adoption efforts

Required Qualifications:

• 5–10+ years of Project Management experience, including enterprise system implementations
• Proven experience leading Workday Adaptive Planning (WDAP) implementations or similar FP&A tools (Anaplan, Hyperion, etc.)
• Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Experience working in cross-functional environments (Finance + IT)
• Demonstrated ability to manage system rebuilds, transformations, or stabilization efforts
• Experience working with or managing system integrators/consulting partners
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a post-go-live stabilization or turnarounds
• Familiarity with data integrations, data flows, and reporting structures
• PMP, Workday Adaptive Planning or similar certifications

Now Hiring: Network Planning Engineer / Network Architect

Conshohocken, PA (Onsite – Local Candidates Only)

Equity Staffing Group is partnering with a leading national Engineering & Construction consulting firm to hire a Fiber Planning Engineer supporting a large-scale, multi-year Fiber Replacement Program (FRP).

This is a high-impact role working on critical infrastructure projects that shape the future of MPLS, SONET, and DWDM network topology.

What You’ll Do:

• Plan and design fiber transport solutions using GIS tools
• Support large-scale fiber rebuild initiatives across substations and distribution networks
• Collaborate with design, GIS, and project teams to develop network architecture and routing
• Participate in client meetings, planning sessions, and site visits
• Review fiber designs, cost estimates, and construction feasibility
• Contribute to documentation, processes, and technical deliverables

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related) + relevant experience
• Background in utility or fiber network design
• Experience with GIS tools (ArcGIS, FME preferred)
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter mindset with a drive to learn and grow

Why This Role?

Join a collaborative team working on complex, large-scale infrastructure projects with long-term impact and career growth potential.

Equity Staffing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable employment laws.

Confidential Executive Search – Nonprofit Healthcare Organization

Chief Operating Officer

Location: Southern California

The Organization (Confidential)

A mission-driven nonprofit healthcare organization operating within the health insurance/health plan ecosystem is undertaking a strategic transformation to position itself for the next generation of healthcare delivery and administration.

The organization serves a large and diverse member population and has built a strong reputation over many years of service. However, leadership and the Board recognize that the healthcare landscape is changing rapidly, driven by escalating claims costs, technology disruption, and increasing consumer expectations.

To remain competitive, the company must evolve from a traditional operating model toward a more innovative, technology-enabled organization.

This search is highly confidential. The organization has chosen to remain unnamed during the early stages of the process.

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for an innovative operational leader with a strong healthcare and technology perspective to guide the organization through a critical period of transformation.

Historically, operational leadership was structured under a combined CFO/COO role. Leadership is now intentionally seeking an executive who can dedicate significant focus to operational modernization, technology enablement, and long-term strategic differentiation.

The role may ultimately be structured as:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Vice President of Operations
• Vice President of Technology / Digital Transformation

This executive will partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to help answer a central strategic question:

Strategic Context

Healthcare organizations are facing a structural shift:

• Claims costs continue to rise dramatically
• Regulatory complexity continues to increase
• Competition from technology-enabled healthcare disruptors is accelerating
• Member expectations for digital access and experience are changing rapidly

Leadership recognizes that the way the organization has historically operated will not be sufficient moving forward.

The Board is committed to investing in leadership capable of helping the company rethink its operations, technology infrastructure, and member engagement to remain competitive.

Over the next 3–5 years, the organization intends to:

• Modernize operational infrastructure
• Improve claims cost management through data and analytics
• Expand technology capabilities
• Build a more efficient and scalable operating model
• Deliver a more differentiated member experience

This role will be central to shaping that transformation.

Leadership Mandate

The selected executive will be responsible for helping the organization bridge traditional healthcare operations with a forward-looking technology strategy.

This leader will provide oversight and strategic direction across:

Operational Functions

• Claims administration
• Member services
• Enrollment and administration
• Utilization and case management

Technology & Infrastructure

• Data strategy and analytics
• Operational systems modernization
• Digital engagement capabilities
• IT infrastructure supporting operational efficiency

The role requires a balanced leader who understands healthcare operations while also appreciating the role technology will play in the future of healthcare delivery and administration.

Leadership Style

The organization is seeking a leader who can operate at both strategic and operational levels.

While this individual will contribute to executive-level strategy, they must also be comfortable engaging directly with operational leaders and managers to solve problems and drive execution.

This is not a purely strategic or advisory role.

The ideal executive will be:

• Strategic and innovative
• Operationally engaged
• Comfortable working closely with teams across the organization
• Able to translate ideas into practical improvements

Ideal Candidate Profile

The organization is seeking a forward-thinking leader who brings both an understanding of the healthcare industry and a modern technology mindset.

Candidates may come from backgrounds such as:

• Health insurance/payer organizations
• Healthcare technology companies
• Healthcare services platforms
• Insurance organizations with strong digital transformation initiatives

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 10–15+ years of leadership experience
• Exposure to both healthcare operations and technology-enabled transformation
• Experience improving operational efficiency through data, systems, and process redesign
• Curiosity about the future of healthcare delivery and insurance models

The organization is particularly interested in candidates who bring fresh thinking rather than replicating legacy approaches.

Location

The candidates' preferred home base will be in Southern California.

The organization currently operates within a hybrid environment.

Candidates should be comfortable engaging regularly with leadership and operational teams in person when needed.

Compensation

• Base Salary: $200,000 – $300,000
• Performance Bonus: 25–30% (including contingency-based components)
• Additional executive compensation details will be shared during the process.

Why This Role Matters

Healthcare is entering a period of significant structural change.

Organizations that succeed will be those that can combine operational excellence with technology-enabled innovation.

In this role, you'll help lead that evolution by shaping how a healthcare organization competes, operates, and delivers value in the years ahead.

If you believe you would be a good fit for this opportunity and wish to explore further, we look forward to your application!

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Marc Fisher Footwear is hiring a Merchandising Planning Analyst to collaborate with Merchants on pre season and in season plans to align sales and inventory strategies.

This role will report to the Ecommerce Assortment Planner and be based from our NYC office and work on a hybrid schedule, 3 days in office/2 days WFH.

PRESEASON

• Create preseason sales, margin and inventory plans by department, class, style, and color. Analyze and report on previous quarter results; identify “missed sales” and growth drivers over prior year
• Summarize the opportunity and risk of a product plan as it relates to trend and financial metrics: initial mark-up, average unit retail, average unit cost, net margin dollars/rate.
• Recommend style count, sku count and own projected units and flow of goods for optimal results.
• Independently develop and present the financial strategy associated with growth and diminish categories in quarterly investment review meetings.
• Effectively communicate support for style level buys as it relates to current trend, historical findings, or related categories.

IN SEASON

• Provide daily and weekly updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends, and highlighting selling that exceeds or falls short of expectation.
• Prepare sales, margin and inventory forecast and lead team in monthly OTB forecast meetings for current year; provide sales trend opportunity for future quarters, validate stock-to-sales relationships, maximize receipt flow to improve turn, reconcile receipts and suggest pricing strategies to drive profitability.
• Generate and manage style level weekly unit sales plans in season to inform total department sales expectation by week/month/quarter and identify styles contributing to a +/- to forecast.
• Propose markdown and promotional strategies to maximize profitability on the life of an item or category; provide pricing and margin dollar gain/loss scenarios.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• 4+ years of merchandise planning experience; a total of 4-5 years of related experience in allocation, merchandising, financial planning, strategy or business analytics
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize business performance into key highlights, root cause analysis and action plans.

Benefits Include:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision offerings
• 401k Plan with company match
• 15+ Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• 15 PTO days
• Company paid life insurance at 2x salary
• Employee Discount
• Commuter & Medical/Dependent Flex Spending Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Salary range $85,000 - 100,000 based on experience

Company Overview:

Established in 2005, Marc Fisher Footwear company is a leading full-service, product-driven fashion footwear company with knowledge and expertise in design, sales, sourcing, distribution and marketing – all with dedicated and strategic direction for each brand within the portfolio, which includes GUESS, G by Guess, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Earth, Calvin Klein, Hunter Boots, Rockport, Bandolino, indigo rd., Unisa, Kenneth Cole Men’s, and Easy Spirit along with the namesake brands – Marc Fisher and Marc Fisher LTD.

Our diverse portfolio of globally recognized brands – available domestically and internationally via wholesale and retail channels – consistently meets the widest range of consumers’ fashion footwear needs, from classic to contemporary, sport to dress, men’s to women’s. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with showrooms in New York City, Marc Fisher Footwear is sold worldwide through department stores, specialty stores and e-commerce channels.

Marc Fisher Footwear is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled.

Full-Time / Exempt | Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid

Salary Range: $185,000 - $220,000 base + bonus eligibility

About This Opportunity

At Wantable, we’re redefining retail through personalization. Our membership-based model and proprietary technology empower us to curate products that help customers discover confidence and joy through style. 

As a data-driven fashion company, we combine human intuition with algorithmic intelligence to deliver personalized assortments – balancing creativity, analytics, and operational precision. 

We’re seeking a Director of Planning & Assortment to own the full merchandise planning and buying strategy across its women's and men's businesses. This is a high-autonomy, technically rigorous role for someone who is equally comfortable building a demand forecast, leading a buying team, and presenting a seasonal assortment strategy — all in the same week.

If you've built cohesive, commercially strong assortments, know merchandise financial planning cold, and are energized by the intersection of AI-powered analytics and real product judgment, this is a role worth a conversation.

Role Summary

The Director of Planning & Assortment owns assortment architecture and merchandise planning strategy end-to-end, and directly leads the buying team that executes against it. You'll ensure every theme and season delivers a cohesive, commercially optimized assortment across third-party brands, private label programs, and core business channels.

This role sits at the intersection of analytical planning and creative merchandising. You bring full product lifecycle fluency, from pre-season architecture through in-season optimization to end-of-life exit, and the buying acumen to translate plans into compelling product selections. This is a lean, low-bureaucracy environment where technical depth, independent judgment, and hard work directly shape customer experience and company performance.

What You'll Own

Assortment Planning & Architecture

• Own the end-to-end assortment plan, building cohesive assortments that balance breadth, depth, newness, and brand mix against financial targets and customer data.
• Build and maintain assortment architectures that reflect customer segmentation, attribute-level performance, trend signals, and white-space opportunities — serving as the single point of accountability for assortment integrity.
• Develop pre-season and in-season plans for both third-party and private label programs, managing each product lifecycle stage — introduction, growth, maturation, and exit — with precision.
• Define the seasonal vision and thematic direction for each assortment, then ensure buying execution delivers against it with a curated, intentional product mix.
• Set and manage targets for receipt flow, sales plan, margin, inventory turns, weeks of supply, and sell-through by category and brand type.

Buying Strategy & Execution

• Lead and direct the buying team, ensuring all purchasing decisions ladder up to the assortment plan and reinforce seasonal themes, category strategies, and financial targets.
• Guide buyers on brand selection, style-level decisions, and order quantities to keep assortments cohesive and free of redundancy, gaps, or drift.
• Own end-to-end buying strategy for assigned categories as needed, using AI-assisted trend forecasting, predictive analytics, and rapid in-season experimentation.
• Maintain and grow vendor partnerships that support speed, innovation, flexibility, and margin improvement.
• Partner with the internal Private Label team to drive private label growth informed by predictive trend data, attribute analytics, and lifecycle calendars — ensuring those assortments complement and strengthen the overall product mix.

Merchandise Financial Planning & Analytics

• Lead merchandise financial planning processes including OTB management, tops-down/bottoms-up reconciliation, and scenario modeling.
• Apply strong mathematical and statistical skills to demand forecasting, size-curve optimization, pricing elasticity analysis, and promotional impact modeling.
• Develop measurable success criteria tied to KPIs including margin dollars, inventory turns, GMROI, conversion, and customer relevance.
• Own lifecycle margin management across the full product journey — from initial markup strategies through markdown cadence and liquidation planning — for both third-party and private label programs.

AI, Planning Tools & Automation

• Integrate and champion AI tools within the planning and buying workflow — demand-forecasting models, assortment simulations, attribute-level analytics, and LLM-powered trend research.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize planning platforms and technologies that increase speed, accuracy, and scalability across both functions.
• Build lean, automated processes to improve replenishment triggers, size/color optimization, and receipt-flow management.
• Use ML-driven insights to reduce bias in assortment and buying decisions, surface emerging opportunities, and accelerate test-and-learn cycles.

Cross-Functional & Team Leadership

• Work closely with other leaders to align assortment architecture with seasonal themes, customer preferences, and style-level penetration goals.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives where planning rigor, buying expertise, and data-backed decision making drive business outcomes.
• Lead, coach, and develop the buying team to operate with autonomy, analytical precision, and clear ownership — building the connective tissue between planning strategy and market-level buying decisions.
• Use AI and advanced planning tools to uplevel team capability across forecast accuracy, hindsight discipline, market sensing, and vendor negotiation.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, intellectual curiosity, and measurable impact.

What You Bring

• 8–10+ years of merchandising, planning, and/or buying experience in apparel, including direct leadership of buying teams.
• Deep apparel expertise with a strong understanding of fit, fabrication, seasonality, and category nuance across women's and/or men's apparel.
• End-to-end product lifecycle experience across both third-party brand buying and private label development — from concept through exit.
• Strong mathematical and analytical foundation, including comfort with statistical modeling, demand forecasting, and financial planning frameworks.
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI-driven tools and modern planning platforms — you evaluate, adopt, and integrate new technologies, not just use what you're handed.
• Proven ability to build cohesive, commercially strong assortments that tell a clear story by theme and season.
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; experience with enterprise planning systems a plus.
• Ability to make independent, data-informed decisions with speed and conviction — not layers of approval.
• Strong communication skills — able to translate quantitative insights and tradeoffs clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Creativity balanced with disciplined, quantitative thinking.
• Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Business, Mathematics, or related field preferred but not required.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Compensation & Logistics

• Base salary: $185,000 – $220,000 depending on experience
• Bonus eligible
• Full benefits package
• Based in Los Angeles, CA — hybrid schedule

How We Work at Wantable

• High ownership. You are trusted to make decisions that directly impact customers and financial performance.
• Hard-working and hands-on. We move fast, stay scrappy, and focus on impact.
• Independent thinkers. We value leaders who confidently make data-driven decisions without layers of approvals.
• Low bureaucracy. We avoid committees, long processes, and unnecessary steps.
• Love of fashion & product. We combine data with intuition to create experiences customers love.
• Results over pedigree. What you’ve built matters more than where you’ve been.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

The Dir. Of Operations Planning And Analysis is responsible for the Business Planning, Financial Analysis and Payment Approval for the Distribution Center network at the Steve Madden company. This position supports the Retail Distribution business. The responsibilities described below are considered essential functions of the role. This position is based in our LIC office and requires working on-site five days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting for company Distribution Centers
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators including spending and volume variances such as plan vs actual spend
• Produce weekly and monthly reporting using SM suite of reporting tools, systems and MS office applications
• Meet with external and internal business partners to obtain information required to develop a business plan and budget
• Audit and approve distribution center related bills which are submitted by our 3rd party distribution partners and local finance teams
• Provide key insights and estimated financial impacts of agreements, service contracts and various operational projects or process improvements
• Periodically review and update existing policies and practices, making improvements as needed to the organizations and departments processes
• Effectively communicate and present financial information to senior leadership and operations team
• Work with leadership to ensure Distribution Centers have appropriate information to plan and operate in an effective and efficient manner
• Track key metrics and KPIs to evaluate program performance and support data-driven decision-making
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines with support and resources as needed
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Specific Job Skills:

Essential duties include

• Auditing and approving Distribution Center related expenses while suggesting and implementing process improvements to improve the process
• Interface with brand management, various supply chain functions and 3rd party distribution center management

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in Business Planning, Financial Analysis supporting operations within the supply chain
• Comprehensive knowledge in operational/financial metrics and the audit and bill payment process
• Strong project management, analytical, and communication skills
• Experience presenting and communicating operational variances on a monthly weekly basis to operational and senior leadership
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $115,000-$125,000. Ranges are based on various factors such as relevant skillset, training, years of experience related to the current job description, education, and our organizational structure. In addition to the base salary, Steve Madden offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, a generous paid time-off policy, and career opportunities within a dynamic team.