Planning Manager

Company Description

At National Vision, we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible. National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,200 stores. We operate four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Optical inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.

We are hiring for a Planning Manager to join our growing team!

Job Description

The Planning Manager will support the end-to-end frame assortment strategy for their assigned brands, assuring alignment with product vision and financial objectives. This role blends data-driven decision-making with consumer insights to deliver compelling assortments that maximize profitability and enhance customer experience.

What Would You Do? The Specifics.

• Develop and execute merchandise financial plans, open-to-buy (OTB) budgets, and seasonal forecasts.
• Partner with the buying and merchandising teams to align product assortment and allocation with business strategies.
• Analyze sales trends, stock levels, and margin performance to inform replenishment and markdown strategies.
• Advise annual and seasonal assortment planning, including brand mix, architecture, style mix, price point strategy, productivity targets, and lifecycle management, incorporating consumer insights, macro trends, and historical performance.
• Drive improvements on turns, margin, and rate of sale.
• Provide ongoing reporting on KPI performance both weekly and monthly in presentations to leadership.

Qualifications

Work Experience

• 7+ years Product planning, inventory management, product management, or related experience (Required)

Education

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience. Inventory planning, inventory management, product management, business analytics, or related field (Required)

Additional Skills

• Understanding of spectacle frame industry, including frame categories, materials, shapes, and sizes (Required)
• Ability to analyze sales data and customer demographic information to inform planning and inventory decisions (Preferred)
• Ability to work cross-functionally with buying and replenishment teams to ensure appropriate products and inventory levels (Required)
• Microsoft Office products, such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc. (Required)

Travel Requirements

• 10% Travel required

Additional Information

Taking Care of our People!

We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all Associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount, and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs and access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.#LI-SH1

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.