JCPenney

Department store and ecommerce retailer

Wholesale Planner - Retail / Account Planning

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$98k - $100k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Retail Merchandising, Supply Chain, or a related field is required.
At least 5 years of wholesale planning, account planning, forecasting, or related retail experience is required.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and forecasting models, and strong retail math proficiency are required.
A strong understanding of wholesale planning, forecasting, open-to-buy planning, inventory management, margin, sell-through, and retail productivity metrics is required.
The role requires analytical thinking to translate data into actionable insights and business recommendations.
The role requires account partnership and collaboration with internal and external partners to drive business results.
The role requires strategic planning and execution to support account business plans and financial objectives.
The role requires communicating and presenting data, insights, and recommendations clearly and effectively.
The role requires initiative, accuracy, accountability, and follow-through.
The role requires managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
The role requires adaptability and seeking process and reporting improvements.
The role requires a results orientation focused on sales, margin, and inventory goals.
The role requires understanding retail trends, account dynamics, and consumer behavior.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain seasonal, quarterly, and annual sales, inventory, margin, and open-to-buy plans by brand, account, and channel.
Own weekly and monthly forecasting, retail sell-out analysis, and financial recaps.
Partner with Sales teams to align forecasts, replenishment opportunities, order pacing, and business plans.
Monitor and analyze point-of-sale trends, inventory productivity, sell-through, and weeks of supply.
Identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions to maximize revenue and margin.
Support inventory optimization, transfers, liquidation strategies, and fulfillment planning.
Build and maintain reporting, dashboards, market tools, and hindsight analysis.
Collaborate with internal Sales and Planning partners and external retail buying and planning teams.
Support monthly reforecasting and scenario planning activities.
Prepare management presentations and strategic business recommendations.

Desired Qualifications

Experience supporting wholesale, specialty retail, or department store businesses is preferred.
Artificial intelligence proficiency is a plus.

Overview

We are seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive Planner, Wholesale Account Planning to support account-level sales forecasting, retail sell-through analysis, inventory management, and Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning across a portfolio of brands, including Lucky Brand, Nautica, Brooks Brothers, and Aéropostale. This role supports key Department Store, Chain, and Specialty retail partners and plays a critical role in driving profitable growth through data-driven insights and disciplined inventory management.

Reporting to the Senior Planner, this individual will partner closely with internal Wholesale Sales and Planning teams, as well as external retail partners, to develop forecasts, monitor business performance, identify opportunities and risks, and deliver actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with commercial acumen and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where strategic decision-making is driven by data.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain seasonal, quarterly, and annual sales, inventory, margin, and OTB plans by brand/account and channel.
Own weekly and monthly forecasting, retail sell-out analysis, and financial recaps.
Partner with Sales teams to align forecasts, replenishment opportunities, order pacing, and business plans.
Monitor and analyze POS trends, inventory productivity, sell-through, and weeks of supply.
Identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions to maximize revenue and margin.
Support inventory optimization, transfers, liquidation strategies, and fulfillment planning.
Build and maintain reporting, dashboards, market tools, and hindsight analysis.
Collaborate cross-functionally with internal Sales/Planning partners as well as external retail buying/planning teams.
Support monthly reforecasting and scenario planning activities.
Prepare management presentations and strategic business recommendations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Retail Merchandising, Supply Chain, or related field.
5+ years of wholesale planning, account planning, forecasting, or related retail experience.
Experience supporting wholesale, specialty retail, or department store businesses preferred.
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables/lookups/forecasting models) and strong retail math proficiency are required. AI proficiency a plus.
Business & Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of wholesale planning, forecasting, OTB, inventory management, margin, sell-through, and retail productivity metrics.
Analytical Thinking: Transforms data into actionable insights and business recommendations.
Account Partnership & Collaboration: Builds strong relationships with internal and external partners to drive business results.
Strategic Planning & Execution: Supports account business plans and executes against financial objectives.
Communication & Presentation: Presents data, insights, and recommendations clearly and effectively.
Ownership & Accountability: Demonstrates initiative, accuracy, accountability, and follow-through.
Organizational Effectiveness: Manages multiple priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.
Adaptability & Continuous Improvement: Embraces change and seeks process and reporting improvements.
Results Orientation: Focuses on achieving sales, margin, and inventory goals.
Customer & Market Focus: Understands retail trends, account dynamics, and consumer behavior.

What you get

If eligible, we offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays*, and 401(k) with Company match. All associates are eligible for an associate discount on Catalyst Brands merchandise. For paid holidays, associates who are eligible for paid vacation (MTO) are also eligible for eight paid holidays during the calendar year. All store hourly associates scheduled to work on a designated holiday will receive additional compensation. *For paid vacation days, as well as eligibility requirements for other benefits, please visit www.catalystbrandsbenefits.com

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Pay Range

USD $98,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.

About the Company

JCPenney

Department store and ecommerce retailer

JCPenney is a U.S. department-store and ecommerce retailer. Its merchandise spans apparel, home goods, beauty, jewelry, and related services. Customers shop through stores and digital channels, with selected locations also hosting salon, optical, and portrait services. Store operations, merchandising, supply chain, ecommerce, technology, and corporate functions support the business. This scope covers JCPenney itself and does not rely on changing parent-company branding. The workforce connects customer-facing service with the inventory, digital, and commercial functions that keep the retail operation running.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Plano, TX
Founded: 1902

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