Director, Brand Planning and Operations

Director, Brand Planning and Operations - UGG

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Job Title: Director, Brand Planning and Operations
Reports to: VP, Global Merchandising and Brand Planning – UGG
Location: Goleta, CA - Hybrid

As the Director, Brand Planning and Operations – UGG, you’ll be a strategic advisor and operational partner to the VP, Global Merchandising & Brand Planning and the UGG leadership team. You’ll drive seamless connections between brand planning, brand strategy, and product strategy, anchored in data and market insights. Your focus will be on delivering business profit by identifying opportunities to improve planning capabilities, operational effectiveness, and alignment around strategic, financial, and operational brand goals.

You’ll champion best practices, foster innovation, and ensure the UGG brand continues to thrive in a dynamic global marketplace.

We celebrate diversity – of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can come as they are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly better together.

• Ensure alignment between long-term brand plans, product strategy, and global merchandise financial plans
• Lead development of seasonal merchandise financial plans and range plans to set and achieve brand targets
• Partner with corporate strategy and brand finance to develop and execute 5-year plans tied to brand strategy
• Oversee key brand reporting and analysis to measure progress against KPIs and financial targets
• Serve as a knowledge base for marketplace learnings, new technologies, and industry innovations
• Oversee Go-To-Market management, ensuring clarity of objectives, deliverables, and ways of working for global and regional stakeholders
• Drive improvements in data consistency, communication, and operational efficiency across planning functions
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to identify gaps and implement improvements in data models and reporting
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team environment, championing diversity and professional development
• Mentor, motivate, and retain top talent, ensuring clear roles, goals, and career paths

• MBA preferred; 4-year degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic planning, management consulting, category management, product operations, merchandise financial planning, or related fields—ideally in footwear or apparel
• Proven strategic planning and operational execution skills, with the ability to ideate solutions and drive projects to successful conclusion
• Deep retail industry experience with strong understanding of merchandising, category management, GTM processes, and product creation in a global, multi-channel environment
• Expert project management experience, including emerging and agile methodologies
• Demonstrated success collaborating with senior executives and cross-functional teams on critical business initiatives
• Experience working effectively in complex, matrixed, global organizations with diverse stakeholders
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong business acumen and quantitative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills
• Decisive, systems thinker with a “big picture” perspective and comfort with ambiguity and change
• Passion for sport, fashion, and the intersection with culture and purpose
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Inspirational leader who fosters inclusion, collaboration, and continuous innovation
• Demonstrates Deckers Brands’ leadership behaviors:
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