Calvin Klein · 3 days ago
Director, Global Merchandising Planning OFF PRICE
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$143K/yr - $193K/yr
10+ years expCalvin Klein is a renowned lifestyle brand dedicated to fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture. The Global Merchandising Planning Director will lead end-to-end seasonal planning, drive financial targets, and align cross-functional teams to shape global product strategy and maximize growth and inventory productivity.
ApparelBrand MarketingFashionTextiles
Responsibilities
Lead global seasonal planning process from pre-season through hindsight, ensuring alignment across regions and channels
Translate merchandising strategies into financial targets, category frameworks, and investment guardrails
To influence line architecture, SKU productivity, and product lifecycle strategies
Manage and drive global product margin targets across all milestones of product development
Build global projection frameworks to support capacity planning, cost negotiation, and margin improvement initiatives
Own global sales and inventory projections, ensuring consistency and accuracy across key planning checkpoints
Lead scenario planning and risk mitigation strategies to support dynamic business needs
Collaborate with Finance to align top-down and bottom-up targets
Analyze in-season business performance across categories, regions, and channels to identify growth drivers and risks
To identify product opportunities and assortment gaps for future seasons
Deliver hindsight reporting and actionable insights to influence future line planning and investment strategies
Conduct buy review of regional assortments to ensure alignment with global product strategies and investment priorities
Serve as key liaison between global and regional planning teams, ensuring feedback loops and localization needs are captured
Partner with Merchandising, Design, Supply to ensure timely execution of seasonal strategies
Drive planning milestones in GTM calendar, ensuring clarity and accountability across functions
Lead continuous improvement in tools, processes, and reporting
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in merchandising, ideally in global or multi-region capacity
Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with fluency in financial modeling, forecasting, and inventory management
Deep understanding of consumer behavior, retail dynamics, and product lifecycle
Excellent communication, leadership, and storytelling skills
A global mindset with sensitivity to regional nuance
A balance of commercial acumen and brand empathy
The ability to turn data into narrative, and strategy into action
A passion for product, consumer, and team collaboration
Preferred
Experience in fashion, lifestyle, or consumer goods preferred
Benefits
Best in class medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement
Generous company-paid holidays
Paid time off
Hybrid working arrangements
Volunteer opportunities
Seasonal hours
Flexible work schedules
A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities
Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through
Support for continued education including tuition reimbursement
Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount
Company
Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein is a global lifestyle brand that exemplifies modern, sophisticated style. It is a sub-organization of PVH.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2002-12-17Acquired
Leadership Team
David Savman
Global Brand President
Jonathan Bottomley
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
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