Director of Planning

🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Comfrt

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51 - 200 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

✈️ Travel

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Travel

Comfrt is a direct-to-consumer apparel brand and Shopify-based e-commerce retailer focused on comfort-first clothing. The company sells hoodies (including slightly weighted hoodies marketed for anxiety relief), loungewear, blankets, travel gear, kids and pet items, and accessories, and operates an ambassador program and mobile app. Its messaging emphasizes cozy, functional, lifestyle apparel and DTC online sales.

📋 Description

• Lead strategic financial and operational planning across all DTC channels, including sales, margin, inventory, and cash flow • Lead seasonal buy planning across product categories from strategy and assortment development through execution, replenishment, and post-season analysis • Develop annual and multi-year strategic plans with the VP of Planning • Manage the Open-to-Buy budget and inventory investment strategy, including seasonal buys, allocations, SKU rationalization, and inventory positioning • Build and maintain rolling 18–24 month demand forecasts by channel, category, and customer segment • Oversee weekly core and seasonal replenishment, SKU-level projections, inventory positioning, and channel allocation • Analyze sell-through, margin, and inventory performance to identify reorders, promotions, assortment changes, and optimization opportunities • Manage margin and DTC performance reporting for leadership • Lead seasonal buy sheet development and communicate assortment, quantity, and timing requirements across teams • Optimize delivery timing and air versus ocean freight decisions • Oversee box forecasting and purchasing for fulfillment requirements • Support retail expansion through inventory planning, allocation, and positioning for store launches • Partner cross-functionally to anticipate supply risks, align promotional and production calendars, and minimize stockouts and excess inventory • Use advanced analytics, data modeling, and AI-powered tools to improve forecasting, inventory health, and planning efficiency • Provide strategic analysis and recommendations to senior leadership, including quarterly business reviews and investment decisions • Build cross-functional partnerships across Merchandising, Operations, Ecommerce, Marketing, Analytics, Finance, and Supply Chain • Continuously improve planning processes, tools, and methodologies • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing planning team

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience in merchandise planning, buying, inventory management, demand forecasting, or ecommerce planning, including 8+ years in a leadership or senior individual contributor capacity • Proven ownership of OTB budgets, seasonal buy strategy, and inventory planning across DTC and wholesale channels • Deep expertise in demand forecasting, inventory optimization, margin management, retail mathematics, sell-through analysis, and inventory productivity • Comprehensive understanding of ecommerce, omnichannel, and DTC business models • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, Statistics, or a related field • Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills, including advanced functions, pivot tables, complex formulas, macros, and AI-enabled modeling • Experience with planning, forecasting, and business intelligence platforms such as NetSuite, Shopify, Looker, Tableau, or similar tools • Ability to quickly learn and optimize new systems independently • Proven ability to build and scale planning processes and teams in high-growth environments • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills • Strong organizational and project management skills • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing planning teams • Strategic mindset balancing long-term channel vision with near-term execution, margin, and inventory optimization • Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate data and customer insights into actionable strategy and buying decisions • Entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented approach to building scalable processes, analytics, and planning culture • Adaptive leadership, accountability, and resourcefulness in ambiguous, fast-paced environments • Customer-centricity and curiosity about ecommerce trends, consumer behavior, and competitive dynamics • Exceptional organizational and communication skills • Comfort optimizing planning tools and leveraging AI and advanced analytics

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off • Company-covered health insurance • 5% 401k match • Discounts on all Comfrt products • Fully remote work environment • Supportive, creative environment where ideas and growth are valued

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