Category Planning Manager

ABOUT US

Stio® is an omni-channel mountain brand that designs, develops and sells beautiful, functional, and innovative apparel, footwear and other accessories infused with the soul of the mountain lifestyle. With headquarters in Jackson, Wyoming, Stio draws inspiration from the surrounding Teton Range and offers product via Stio.com, catalog, B2B and its Mountain Studio® retail locations.

We live and love mountain life, and as such see ourselves as caretakers of the resources that provide it. We are proud partners of Protect Our Winters and the Conservation Alliance among many other organizations. We have a strong preferred materials platform, use Bluesign® approved textiles wherever possible, audit our supply chains for best practices, and operate our workplaces responsibly.

We think that outside is the best side and that you can’t improve on nature. It’s good for mind, body and soul, and it’s our responsibility to help enable access for all people, regardless of race, gender, beliefs, background or ability. We strive for inclusion at Stio and in our local and national communities.

YOUR ROLE

The Category Planning Manager (CPM) will develop and communicate strategic style-level plans to maximize sales, optimize inventory and increase margin. They will use historical sales trends, current in-season selling to build their plans along with collaboration with key cross-functional partners. The CPM will own pre-season purchasing and in-season inventory management for their channel and categories.

 The Category Planning Manger reports to the Sr. Director of Inventory Planning and Management.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and drives pre-season, item-level sales and inventory plans that align with
  historical performance, merchandising strategies and financial targets.
• Re-Forecast item level plans in season and perform ad hoc analysis to identify inventory risks or opportunities. Ensure alignment with tops-down, monthly forecast and channel level
  goals
• Recap and analyze monthly actuals to plan and LY. Present key takeaways and
  recommended action plans monthly to cross-functional team
• Prepare the deck and present category strategies in OTB meetings
• Partner with Product on the line creation and provide analytics as needed to ensure seasonal
  line will hit financial and KP targets
• Build and execute style, color, size purchasing for categories to support all channels
• Develop pricing and markdown strategies to maximize sales and margin, while meeting sell
  through targets. Partner with Inventory Planner to execute
• Manage inventory availability across sales channels for their categories. Coordinate with
  marketing and channel owners for inventory …