Director of Company Planning

WHY JOIN ALO

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OVERVIEW

The Director of Company Planning plays a critical leadership role in shaping the strategic and financial direction of our growing business. This role is responsible for driving enterprise-wide planningincluding annual budgets seasonal forecasts and long-range financial strategywhile aligning closely with key functions such as Finance Merchandising Inventory Stores and eCommerce. The ideal candidate brings deep retail experience strong analytical skills and the ability to translate trends and business insights into actionable plans that drive profitability and growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the creation of annual and multi-year financial plans integrating top-line sales targets margin objectives and inventory flows across all channels (brick & mortar eCommerce franchise).
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to build and maintain strategic forecasts by season product category region and channel.
• Guide the financial evaluation of new market opportunities category expansions and brand initiatives.
• Partner with Merchandise Planning to align financial targets with seasonal buys sell-through projections and product lifecycle strategies.
• Support Open-to-Buy (OTB) management across categories ensuring alignment with company-level financial goals.
• Influence assortment strategies through financial insights and trend-based modeling.
• Develop and lead the monthly and quarterly business review process identifying variances risks and opportunities against plan.
• Own executive reporting on company KPIs sales trends margin performance and inventory productivity.
• Build and manage tools and dashboards that provide actionable visibility to key stakeholders across the business.
• Work cross-functionally with Merchandising Inventory Management Supply Chain Store Operations and Digital teams to ensure cohesive planning and execution.
• Drive alignment between top-down financial goals and bottom-up operational plans.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning tools processes and systems to enhance agility and accuracy.
• Champion the integration of planning best practices across the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Business Fashion Merchandising or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
• 10 years of planning FP&A or strategy experience within the retail industry.
• Deep understanding of apparel/footwear/accessories retail economics seasonal planning product margins and inventory dynamics.
• Demonstrated experience managing planning cycles across multiple channels (retail eCommerce franchise).
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; familiarity with planning systems (e.g. Anaplan SAP JDA or similar).
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to influence across levels and functions.
• Experience in a vertical or multi-brand retail business.
• Proven success in fast-paced trend-driven retail environments.
• Familiarity with DTC financial models or omnichannel strategies.

The base salary range for this position is $185000-$205000 per year which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location experience and performance. As such on occasion and when applicable there is the possibility that the final agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the companys total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include long term incentives a PTO policy and many other progressive benefits.

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