Senior Demand Planner, Retail - North America This role owns the retail demand plan for North America, ensuring forecasts align with store demand, inventory targets, and financial goals. The Senior Demand Planner connects merchandising, retail, and global planning teams to drive a clear, unified view of demand across stores and channels. In addition to planning ownership, this role leads the allocation function, managing a team responsible for in-season inventory execution. Success comes from linking strong forecasting with effective allocation to drive in-stock performance, optimize inventory, and support retail growth. Hybrid work schedule A generous PTO policy, plus 15 paid annual holidays and 2 floating holidays Half-day Fridays for 6 months of the year An exceptional employee discount on all our products and sister brands (Arc'teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)"Powder Bell" powder days throughout the winter season Healthy Lifestyle Benefit designed to support your well-being and active lifestyle Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to travel, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and lift to 30 pounds, with or without accommodations. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but can involve exposure to varying noise levels, ranging from moderate to loud, as well as flashes of light.
Qualifications:- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.5–8+ years of experience in demand planning, merchandise planning, or retail planning
- Proven experience linking demand planning with allocation and in-store execution
- Prior experience managing or mentoring team members (direct or indirect)
- Strong understanding of retail KPIs (sell-through, weeks of supply, stock-to-sales)
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with planning/allocation systems strongly preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to turn insights into action
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
- Experience in apparel, footwear, outdoor, or retail-driven consumer goods preferred
- Experience operating in a global or matrixed environment is a plus
- Ability to thrive in a fast-growing, evolving retail environment 20% travel
