Sr. Merchandise Planner, DTC

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At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold.

You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.

• Lead comprehensive weekly and monthly analyses to evaluate sales performance across DTC channels, assess inventory turnover, and measure assortment efficiency
• Prepare and deliver strategic reports that identify major trends, highlight sales opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations for assortment optimization to accelerate speed and growth
• Oversee Product Life Cycle Inventory management and conduct sophisticated SKU productivity assessments to maximize profitability
• Apply sales data to generate insights that inform revenue-driving strategies, enhance decision-making agility, and improve inventory turnover rates
• Monitor and interpret market trends across all channels, analyze sell-in and sell-out metrics, and advise on demand opportunities to support informed buying decisions
• Partner with Merchandising leads to develop and recommend strategies that align with market demands and optimize inventory levels
• Collaborate with Global Merchandising to assess and recommend adjustments to product assortment, ensuring alignment with consumer needs and sales targets
• Drive buying strategy recommendations and coordinate inventory allocation decisions across channels to improve impact and efficiency
• Initiate and communicate speed buy recommendations to channel leads during the monthly planning cycle, ensuring timely response to market dynamics
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying process inefficiencies and implementing improvements to boost speed and responsiveness
• Maintain expertise in industry standards for inventory management and demand forecasting, ensuring guidelines are consistently applied

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, Merchandising, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years of planning, OTB, demand planning, marketplace, or digital commerce experience; apparel, footwear, ecommerce, or omnichannel experience strongly preferred
• Ability to analyze business performance, identify forecast risks and opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations through structured demand review processes
• Expertise in building preseason plans and translating strategic sales targets into in-season forecasts and inventory requirements
• Experience managing OTB budgets to optimize inventory investments, sales performance, and inventory productivity
• Strong understanding of retail metrics, pricing, promotions, consumer behavior, and financial analysis to support business decisions
• Ability to manage and analyze gross margin, COGS, sales dollars, unit sales, and profitability drivers across multiple channels
• Knowledge of inventory turn, sell-through, weeks of supply, and other important measures to improve inventory efficiency and business performance
• Skilled in developing executive-level reports, dashboards, and insights that provide perspective on product, category, and business performance
• Ability to identify emerging business trends and quantify potential impacts to sales, inventory, and financial plans
• Experience preparing and presenting business performance, forecasts, and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional partners
• Ability to partner with Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, and Marketing teams to align forecasts, inventory strategies, and financial objectives
• Experience managing inventory, sales, and profitability within a multi-channel environment, including eCommerce, Retail, and Shared Inventory models
• Ability to develop product-level strategies that balance revenue growth, profitability, inventory health, and customer demand

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,…