Senior Manager, Merchandise Planning Insights

Senior Manager, Global Merchandise Planning Insights

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We are seeking a financially grounded and strategic Senior Manager to join our Global Merchandise Planning Insights team and help drive smarter, faster decisions across planning. This role is pivotal in driving pre-season and in-season planning strategies that shape our product investment decisions, support financial targets, and enable profitable growth across our global business.

You'll be part of the Global Planning team, reporting to the Director of Global Planning, and will manage a small team (2-3 direct reports). You'll collaborate closely with stakeholders across Global Planning, Global Merchandising, Finance, and Cluster teams to deliver high-impact insights and recommendations that fuel growth.

About the Job

• Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
• Own the merchandise financial planning (MFP) process across global to cluster ensuring gender, category, and class level alignment with company growth targets.
• Manage total brand rollups, including long-range category plans, seasonal assortment frameworks, and cluster MFPs, ensuring product strategies are financially sound.
• Drive global in-season performance recaps through weekly analysis, identifying risks and opportunities to optimize inventory and sales.
• Lead seasonal hindsight recaps and contribute to MBR / QBR meetings with leadership, providing clear financial narratives and recommendations.
• Consolidate global buy review and investment review materials to support executive-level decision-making.
• Support pre-season development milestones with financial inputs highlighting risks and opportunities to our revenue or margin targets.
• Collaborate with cluster teams to gather insights and ensure financial plans reflect both global priorities and cluster needs.
• Partner with Finance to align merchandise plans with broader financial forecasts and targets.
• Track performance of key product stories, new fits, and seasonal initiatives to inform future planning cycles.
• Conduct ad hoc deep dives into product, category, or channel performance to uncover drivers of growth or underperformance, and deliver actionable recommendations to cross-functional partners.

About You

This is a hybrid position based in our San Francisco, CA headquarters. You will be expected in office 3 days per week typically Tuesday-Thursday. Note, time in office can vary depending on business needs.

The expected starting salary range for this role is $132,900 - $177,200 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs. Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes base pay, incentive plans, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health insurance, product discounts, and more designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits and incentive compensation vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.