Omni Merchandise Planning Manager - Lifestyle Brand (New York)

Our client, a leading fashion / lifestyle brand, is looking to hire an Omni Channel Planning Manager on a contract basis.

This role is full-time hours on a hybrid schedule, expected to last until June 2026.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the development of pre-season and in-season financial plans (sales, margin, inventory, receipts) across channels, ensuring alignment with corporate and merchant objectives.
• Partner with Merchandising and Demand Planning to create omnichannel assortment and inventory strategies that support sales and profit goals.
• Analyze historical performance, trend data, and market dynamics to forecast sales and optimize inventory by classification, style, and channel.
• Partner with Demand Planning and Inventory Management to develop strategies for core and always-in-stock programs.
• Monitor sales, margin, and inventory performance weekly to identify opportunities and risks to financial objectives.
• Partner with Merchandising and Marketing to plan, execute, and evaluate promotions, ensuring discount strategies are financially sound and aligned with inventory health.
• Leverage performance data to recommend promotion cadence, depth, and product focus that drive incremental sales while protecting margin.
• Lead the markdown planning process, recommending timing, depth, and segmentation of markdowns to optimize sell-through and minimize aged inventory.
• Collaborate with Allocation, Demand Planning, and E-commerce Operations to ensure inventory flow and promotional quantities support demand across both stores and online.
• Present in-season recaps and forward-looking action plans to senior leadership, highlighting key learnings, performance drivers, and financial implications.
• Develop and manage integrated inventory strategies that flex across channels to support shifting demand patterns and omnichannel fulfillment.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Merchandising, and Allocation to ensure buy quantities and flow strategies support business objectives and customer needs.
• Use analytics and demand insights to optimize channel-specific assortment depth and breadth, maximizing sales conversion and inventory productivity.
• Present financial forecasts and performance analyses to senior leadership, articulating key drivers, variances, and actionable insights.

Qualifications

Please submit a resume and portfolio for consideration.

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