Senior Director, Inventory and Merchandise Planning

Job Description

Job Description

Reports To : Chief Commercial Officer

Location : Milwaukee, WI (Hybrid)

Employment Type : Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt

About Wantable

At Wantable, we’re redefining retail through personalization. Our membership-based model and proprietary technology empower us to curate products that help customers discover confidence and joy through style.

As a data-driven fashion company, we combine human intuition with algorithmic intelligence to deliver personalized assortments – balancing creativity, analytics, and operational precision.

We’re seeking a Senior Director of Inventory & Merchandise Planning to lead Wantable’s end-to-end planning strategy, driving forecasting accuracy, inventory optimization, and financial performance across our dynamic business.

About the Role

As the Senior Director of Merchandise Planning, you’ll lead & deliver the strategy, execution, and optimization of inventory and merchandise planning across Wantable’s multi-category assortment. You’ll play a critical leadership role in driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence by ensuring the right product is available at the right time and in the right quantities.

You will oversee a high-performing team responsible for forecasting, open-to-buy (OTB) management, inventory optimization, and pricing strategy. This role partners closely with Merchandising, Product Development, Purchasing, and Operations to align inventory decisions with company goals and customer demand.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a vertically integrated, data-driven retail business during an exciting phase of growth and innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead all merchandise planning, allocation, and inventory management strategies to maximize revenue and margin performance.
• Develop and own financial and unit-level forecasts, ensuring alignment across merchandising, product development, and operations.
• Build and maintain seasonal and long-range OTB plans, balancing growth initiatives with margin and inventory productivity targets.
• Partner with Merchandising leadership to drive strategic planning, product flow, and financial accountability.
• Work closely with Product Development team to plan and forecast for private brands, supporting Wantable’s strategic expansion into owned product.
• Leverage Wantable’s proprietary data and analytics tools to enhance forecasting accuracy and optimize inventory turns.
• Identify opportunities for in-season business adjustments, including markdowns, reorders, and product flow optimization.
• Develop category-level and attribute-level strategies to meet customer demand and stylist needs.
• Oversee development and refinement of dashboards, reports, and tools to support decision-making across the business.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team that thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with Buying, Product Development, and Styling teams to drive results.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Wantable, we combine creativity and data to deliver personalized shopping experiences that empower confidence. You’ll join a collaborative team that values curiosity, accountability, and innovation — all while shaping the future of a customer-first retail brand.

Benefits

Why Wantable?

Wantable team members enjoy free food, coffee, and drinks in our HQ's beautiful Wantable Cafe. We have a laid-back, casual environment in a state-of-the-art HQ in Walkers Point.

We offer flexible schedules, paid parental leave (mothers AND fathers), and a private room for nursing mothers.

Even more exciting : paid vacation and seven paid holidays per year, plus a 50% discount on all merchandise. You’ll be eligible for the discount on your first day.

Important, but maybe less thrilling : we have ample parking, we offer medical (traditional and high deductible), dental, and vision insurance, as well as a 401K (both pre-tax and Roth options).