Merchandise Planner, Personalization

Overview

Merchandise Planner, Personalization is responsible for driving strategic demand planning that supports profitable growth across DTC channels. This role is pivotal in improving sales, maintaining healthy in-stock levels, improving speed to market, and optimizing the product assortment through data-driven insights. The ideal candidate blends analytical expertise with strong cross-functional partnership, enabling efficient buying execution, accurate OTB management, and timely inventory decisions that align with market trends and consumer demand.

• Data & Insights duties such as analyzing weekly sales, inventory, and SKU productivity across DTC channels.
• Supervise market trends and sell-through data to identify demand opportunities.
• Produce clear reporting highlighting risks, opportunities, and assortment/inventory recommendations.
• Own the Demand Plan for Personalization, ensuring alignment with commercial and seasonal needs.
• Lead and maintain accuracy of the OTB tool.
• Present data-driven scenarios incorporating forecasts, inventory turn, and promotional impacts.
• Recommend seasonal and in-season stocking strategies for core, carryover, and new product launches.
• Partner with Regional Merchants to align assortment, buy quantities, and inventory strategy.
• Drive monthly planning results, including buy recommendations and speed.
• Participate in key business reviews, offering insights to guide strategic decisions.
• Identify workflow or system inefficiencies and propose improvements.
• Support planning tool evolutions, system transitions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, mathematics or a related field preferred.
• At least 2+ years of experience in data analysis, reporting, and long-term planning, preferably in retail.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI).
• Experience with inventory management systems and forecasting tools.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting complex data clearly to stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: Merchandise Planner, Personalization

Salary or Pay Range: $87,000 - $97,000

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas:
Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.

This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.

Job Category:
Corporate