Lead Merchandising Planner

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Title:

Lead Merchandising Planner
Job Function:

Apparel

Location:

JUNEAU
Workplace Category:
Onsite
Company:

Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Full or Part-Time:

Full Time
Shift: SHIFT1

In 1903, out of a small shed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, four young men lit a cultural wildfire that would grow and spread across geographies and generations. Their innovation and imagination for what was possible on two wheels sparked a transportation revolution that would make Harley-Davidson the most recognizable motorcycle brand in the world. Today, we continue to define motorcycle culture, evoking soul-stirring emotion reflected in every product and experience we deliver - like we have for well over a century and will for generations to come.

Are you ready to ride with us?

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, founded in a humble Milwaukee backyard shed in 1903, still calls the city home. Today, its Corporate Campus includes a 4.8-acre public park—a welcoming green space open to all. Join our team as aLead Merchandising Planner.

The Lead Merchandising Planner is a high-impact, strategic planning role responsible for driving category performance and enterprise planning discipline across Motor Clothes & Licensing. The role operates with a P&L mindset, translating long-range strategy into actionable category, financial, and inventory plans that drive sustainable growth, margin expansion, and inventory health. As a key integrator across Product, Commercial, and Operations, this role ensures alignment between strategy, demand, and execution.

• Support development of 3–5 year category and channel strategies aligned to enterprise and motorcycle growth objectives
• Translate strategic targets into category-level revenue, margin, and portfolio plans (SKU count, productivity, lifecycle)
• Ensure product portfolios are sized appropriately to meet financial targets
• Partner with Commercial teams to establish data-driven targets by region and category
• Lead top-down and bottom-up reconciliation process to ensure aligned, realistic growth targets
• Challenge assumptions to avoid under-targeting and ensure credible plans

• Define SKU productivity targets and assortment architecture
• Implement lifecycle management strategies (core vs seasonal, refresh cadence, exit criteria)
• Monitor performance (sales, margins, inventory, and sell-through) to drive real-time decisions on buys, cancellations, and reallocations
• Partner with Supply Chain to align inventory flow with demand signals
• Evaluate replenishment forecasts and strategy against MOQ constraints to ensure inventory turn targets

• Serve as a key integrator across Merchandising, Commercial, Finance, Design, and Supply Chain
• Drive alignment between product strategy, market demand and operational execution
• Lead collaborative planning sessions (M , Open to Buy, etc.) focused on clear decisions and accountability
• Promote P&L mindset and reinforce KPI driven performance management and planning discipline
• Drive continuous improvements of planning processes, tools and reporting

This position typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience. In addition, the successful candidate will have demonstrated the following:

• Proven experience in category or portfolio planning, including SKU productivity and assortment management
• Experience supporting long-range and annual planning processes, translating strategy into actionable financial and inventory plans
• Strong understanding of retail P&L drivers, with the ability to connect planning decisions (Buys, pricing, SKU count) into measurable financial…