Merchandise Planning Manager

Away
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 108,000 - 120,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Quantitative analysis","Cross-functional partnership","Communication","Innovation","Adaptability"]

Own end-to-end merchandise planning for key Away channels and categories, driving inventory pacing, sell-through performance, and open-to-buy plans aligned to financial targets. Partner across B2B, Product, and Finance to balance shared product pools and optimize total business outcomes. Lead planning system UAT and help translate demand forecasts into product-level buys for the 2027 rollout, leveraging analytics and emerging AI to streamline operations.

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Merchandise Planning Manager

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end merchandise planning for key Away channels and categories, driving inventory pacing, sell-through performance, and open-to-buy plans aligned to financial targets. Partner across B2B, Product, and Finance to balance shared product pools and optimize total business outcomes. Lead planning system UAT and help translate demand forecasts into product-level buys for the 2027 rollout, leveraging analytics and emerging AI to streamline operations.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end planning process for assigned channels and categories, managing inventory pacing and reacting in-season to drive sales performance.
  • •Build and maintain open-to-buy (OTB) plans by account, door, market, and/or SKU level aligned to financial pacing and margin targets.
  • •Partner with B2B, Product, and Finance to balance shared product pools across competing channels and optimize total business performance without overexposing inventory.
  • •Analyze historical trends, sell-through, and delivery cadences to generate actionable insights for product mix, pricing, and lifecycle strategies.
  • •Serve as a functional tester for UAT and system implementation, and translate demand forecasts into automated product-level buys for the 2027 planning and allocation tool.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 108,000 - 120,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveProduct Discounts

Key Requirements

  • •At least 5 years of experience in merchandise planning, demand forecasting, or inventory management in multi-channel retail environments.
  • •Proven expertise building and managing Open-To-Buy (OTB) plans, financial pacing, gross margin optimization, and product lifecycle management.
  • •Hands-on experience in enterprise planning system implementations and/or User Acceptance Testing (UAT), with willingness to learn and adopt AI-driven forecasting tools.
  • •Strong quantitative skills to analyze data and translate it into actionable channel recommendations using data analysis software and inventory management platforms.
  • •Ability to partner across B2B/Sales, Product, and Finance teams, communicating insights with minimal guidance.
Experience:5+ yearsMulti-channel retailInventory managementDemand forecasting
Skills:Quantitative analysisCross-functional partnershipCommunicationInnovationAdaptability
Tech Stack:Open-To-Buy (OTB)Inventory management platformsUser acceptance testing (UAT)AI-driven demand forecasting

Company Brief

Away
Away is a direct-to-consumer travel and lifestyle brand that designs and sells luggage and travel accessories through its website and retail locations worldwide.
Industry: Direct to Consumer Brands
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2015
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