Senior Planner, Marketplace Planning International Distributors - Converse
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $84,700.00 in our lowest geographic market to $167,100.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.
Information about benefits can be found here.
SENIOR PLANNER, WHOLESALE PLANNING INTERNATIONAL – CONVERSE
BOSTON, MA, Converse HQ
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
The International Planning team drives the Converse business across global markets outside the United States and China. This role sits within the Partner Market portfolio, working closely with a Boston-based Lead Planner and reporting to the International Planning Director in the Netherlands. The team collaborates daily with Finance, Product, Supply Chain, and Growth teams worldwide.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This role calls for a planner who sees the whole marketplace and knows how to turn data into action. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial instincts, deep retail math capability, and the confidence to influence across functions and regions. They are comfortable navigating complexity, partnering globally, and translating insights into clear plans that drive growth, profitability, and inventory health. This planner balances rigor with agility—able to forecast precisely, adapt quickly, and communicate clearly with internal teams and external partners alike.
They are fluent in Excel, grounded in planning fundamentals, and energized by collaboration. Experience working with wholesale or distributor markets, particularly in an international context, will set them apart.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in planning or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- Strong understanding of retail math and key retail performance indicators
- Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization
- Experience with global, distributor, licensee, or wholesale markets preferred
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You’ll own marketplace planning across international Partner Markets, driving demand, margin, and inventory health through disciplined forecasting and end-to-end planning. You’ll partner cross-functionally to shape seasonal plans, manage risk, and keep the business on track.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead open-to-buy execution across marketplace and sport, aligned to global planning standards
- Build and manage seasonal merchandise financial plans in partnership with Merchandising, Commercial, and Finance teams
- Develop detailed forecasts and set seasonal targets for retail sales, inventory, and orderbook
- Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly business updates against plan, trend, and forecast
- Identify risks and opportunities across sales, inventory, shipments, and revenue to inform near- and long-term decisions
- Collaborate across channels to unlock shared inventory and profitability opportunities
- Partner with Planning Analytics to enhance reporting, tools, and operational visibility
- Represent Planning in external partner discussions as needed
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
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