Director of Buying and Planning, Kids

About the role

SKIMS is hiring a Director of Buying and Planning for its Kids category. The role leads the commercial strategy for one of the brand's fastest-growing categories, owning the end-to-end buying and planning function across DTC, Retail and Wholesale channels. It drives assortment planning, inventory optimization, financial performance and seasonal product strategy, partnering with Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Production, Retail, Ecommerce, Wholesale, Finance and Supply Chain.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global buying and planning strategy, build seasonal financial and inventory strategies, and turn customer insights and market trends into commercial action
• Lead seasonal assortment architecture across core, fashion and innovation categories, optimize size scales, color depth and style breadth, and partner with Design and Merchandising
• Own annual, quarterly and seasonal financial plans (sales, margin, inventory, receipt, OTB), drive forecasting accuracy and recommend buys, transfers, markdowns and replenishment
• Optimize inventory across Retail, Ecommerce and Wholesale and partner with Supply Chain on global launches and promotions
• Align product timelines with Product Development and Production, support channel-specific strategies with Ecommerce, Retail and Wholesale, and work with Finance on forecasting, budgeting and reporting
• Support Marketing and Brand on product launches, present business updates to executive leadership, and build, mentor and develop the Buying and Planning team

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Retail Management, Finance or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Buying, Merchandising, Planning or Commercial Strategy in apparel or consumer products
• Experience leading children's apparel, basics, intimates, lifestyle or adjacent categories strongly preferred
• Proven success managing high-volume businesses across DTC, Retail, Ecommerce and Wholesale
• Deep understanding of assortment planning, inventory management, forecasting, financial planning and merchandise analytics
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a high-growth, omnichannel environment

Required skills

• Advanced Excel
• Merchandising and planning systems such as Anaplan, SAP, Oracle or NetSuite
• Margin optimization, inventory productivity and OTB management

What we offer

• Salary of $145,000 - $165,000 per year
• Company-paid healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Fertility benefits, 401(k) with up to 4% match, unlimited PTO
• Employee discounts, free weekly catered lunch at HQ, dog-friendly office, swag giveaways, holiday and summer parties, and daily office snacks