Sr. Manager, Product Planning

Sr. Manager, Product Planning (SF or Remote)

Supply Chain Team | Reports to Sr. Director, Product Planning & Inbound Logistics

Who is Allbirds?

At Allbirds, we believe in using business as a force for good. We’re a global footwear and apparel brand with roots in New Zealand and headquarters in San Francisco. Since 2016, we’ve been on a mission to prove that comfort, design, and sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive. We’re a certified B Corporation and are committed to making the most sustainable products using premium natural materials. TIME 100 named us for being one of the most innovative companies.

General

This individual will lead the Product Planning team as we continue to drive omni‑channel growth through new product introduction & inventory investment. This includes managing a team of planners who oversee and optimize our demand plans as well as inventory throughout the entire supply chain. This includes pre‑season forecasting, developing revenue and inventory forecasts, purchase order placement, factory management, and working with cross‑functional teams to deliver in‑season targets (pricing management, gross margin management, etc.). This person will be highly analytical, comfortable leading from strategy to execution, and comfortable dealing with large data sets.

What does the job entail?

• Lead the Product Planning team and evolve processes to meet the needs of a complex business. This includes all demand plans for our North America Business (ecom, Amazon, and brick & mortar) as well as global supply planning.
• Frequently present to the executive leadership team. This includes weekly business reviews and monthly business reviews.
• Responsible for the monthly re‑forecasting and open to buy (OTB) processes to ensure product flow will meet sales and margin objectives.
• Manage all aspects of US inventory management throughout the entire supply chain, including production forecasting to ensure product plans account for constraints such as capacity and MOQs at each factory.
• Collaborate with factories in Asia and our Vietnam‑based Allbirds team to resolve production related issues.
• Work with Merchandising and channel leads (ECOM + B&M) to ensure inventory investment is aligned with seasonal product and marketing strategies.
• Partner with warehousing and logistics to ensure production forecasts and unit sales plans are accounted for correctly throughout the supply chain.
• Lead and mentor a team of product planners.
• Manage launch plans for new products and promotional campaigns.
• Lead weekly cross‑functional sales, inventory and operations meetings.
• Establish reporting tools to consistently monitor and report out on new product readiness, post‑launch performance and inventory service levels.

Qualifications

What do we offer?

Remote eligible with preference for PST working hours. Must live in one of the following states : Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and must be able to travel to SF no more than 1‑2 times per quarter.

The pay range for this role is : $142k – $155k. Relocation is not available for this position. Allbirds routinely evaluates pay rates, and the ranges are subject to change based on market rates and other considerations.

Benefits Overview

Work Environment

Work takes place in an office setting. This job may require working more than 8 hours per day and / or 40 hours a week. It requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time and communicate effectively with a diverse audience in person, by phone and by computer. It requires the ability to occasionally lift, push, and carry up to 20 lbs frequently and up to 30 lbs occasionally.

Diversity

Allbirds is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Allbirds policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition or genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. All such discrimination is unlawful.

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