Director of Planning

Overview

OUR STORY

Equinox Group is a high growth collective of the world's most influential, experiential, and differentiated lifestyle brands, including Pure Yoga, SoulCycle, Equinox Hotels and Equinox Media. Our portfolio of brands is recognized globally with locations in major cities across the United States and internationally.

OUR CODE

We are passionate about high performance living and believe everyone has untapped potential that requires a disruptive approach to unleash. We aim for 110% effort in delivering the Equinox experience and enabling member success, valuing humility and teamwork at every level.

If you are a high performing individual passionate about winning, we are excited to discuss career opportunities with you.

Job Description

The Director of Planning is responsible for setting overall Merchandise Planning and Inventory strategy with Merchandising Leadership, ensuring alignment with sales and margin goals. This role involves leading a team through change and developing strategies that support long-term growth and competitive edge.

Responsibilities

• Manage all plan phases, including top level preliminary targets and bottom-up pre- and post-market processes.
• Recommend strategies for balanced plans, maximizing sales and gross margin via product mix.
• Partner with Finance for divisional financial planning and forecasts.
• Lead Merchant organization through monthly forecasts, assessing business state and making recommendations.
• Evaluate actual results against plans, identify opportunities to increase sales and reduce markdowns.
• Quantify risks and opportunities, recommending actions to meet financial objectives.
• Minimize inventory aging with pricing recommendations.
• Track floor/space productivity.
• Oversee style and SKU count analysis to maximize sales, turn, and margin goals.
• Execute best-in-class allocation strategies.
• Collaborate with Buying to evaluate product performance and develop merchandise strategy.
• Accountable for long-range financial goals, forecasting accuracy, and inventory management.
• Create actionable product performance reporting.
• Develop comprehensive retail reporting.
• Manage purchase orders and price changes.
• Lead physical inventory counts and reconcile results.
• Manage vendor accounts payable and troubleshoot invoices.
• Support merchandising systems implementation.
• Lead and develop the Planning team to achieve financial objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years' merchandise planning experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong financial, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong work ethic and a can-do attitude.
• Experience with core merchandising systems and retail reports.
• Experience in Fulfillment Center forecasting preferred.
• Experience in Omni-Channel preferred.

Additional Information

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Complimentary Club membership.
• Perks with products and services including Personal Training, Pilates, Spa, and Shop.

This job description is a general outline of the position, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.