Vice President, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation

Vice President, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation

North America | Global Specialty Retailer

NextPlay Jobs is partnering with a global specialty retailer undergoing a significant brand transformation and organizational rebuild. We are seeking a Vice President, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation to lead all North America efforts across Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, and Analytics.

This is a rare opportunity to join a well-known consumer brand at a pivotal moment, influencing strategy, shaping assortments, and driving profitable growth on a large scale.

About the Company

Our client is an established global retail organization known for its strong brand identity, broad product assortment, and multi-channel customer experience. With decades of category leadership, the company is investing heavily in modernizing its North American business, elevating merchandising capabilities, and building out a high-performance leadership bench.

Role Overview

The Vice President, Merchandising, Planning & Allocation will be responsible for developing and executing the merchandising and financial strategy across the North America business.

This leader will drive product vision, optimize inventory flow, strengthen financial plans, and build analytics capabilities that fuel data-driven decision-making. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of the function, this role will influence everything from assortment architecture to demand forecasting to store execution.

A blend of creativity, commercial acumen, and operational excellence will be critical.

Key Responsibilities :

Merchandising & Financial Planning

• Build annual and seasonal merchandise financial plans aligned with corporate objectives.
• Develop financial frameworks linking assortment, margin targets, and sales expectations to KPIs.
• Enter and manage buy plans to ensure alignment between merchandising intent and inventory capacity.
• Guide category-level decisions using trends, customer insights, and financial analysis.
• Ensure strong partnership and communication flow between merchandising, planning, and allocation.

Store Planning & Allocation

Analytics, Reporting & Insights

Leadership & Collaboration

Qualifications

To Excel in This Role

Why This Opportunity

This executive will directly shape the future of a well-known retail brand at a transformative moment. It’s an opportunity to :

If you are a strategic, data-driven retail leader who thrives on building, optimizing, and inspiring teams, this is a role where your impact will be felt immediately!