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Planner Wholesale

PUMA North America, Inc.
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Jan 30, 2026
YOUR MISSION The Planner Wholesale is responsible for managing sales, inventory, and forecasting processes for assigned wholesale accounts or product categories. This role drives inseason business performance, supports crossfunctional alignment, and ensures account plans meet financial targets for sales, margin, receipts, and inventory. The ideal candidate is analytically strong, detailoriented, and comfortable owning the planning process with crossfunctional partners. Seasonal Planning and Wholesale Forecasting Support Build seasonal, annual, and longrange sales and inventory plans for assigned accounts/categories. Develop bottomup financial forecasts leveraging historical data, current trends, and account needs. Partner with Sales, Merchandising, and insights team to align preseason targets, product strategies, and inventory requirements. Create forecast plans that maximize margin, sales, and inventory productivity. Monitor weekly sales, inventory levels, and sellthrough to identify risks and opportunities. Reforecast sales, receipts, and inventory based on trend shift throughout the season. Manage franchise, key item and replenishment forecasts and provide guidance to improve accuracy and account sell-through. Communication & Reporting Analyze business drivers to understand performance by channel, style, door, and other key attributes. Support hindsight and postseason recaps to influence future planning and buy strategies. Translate data into clear, actionable insights for crossfunctional partners and senior management. CrossFunctional Collaboration Partner with Sales, Merchandising, Insights and Finance teams. Participate in gotomarket milestones and account-facing meetings, providing datadriven planning insights. Ensure alignment between account needs, product strategies, and internal inventory plans. Communicate proactively about inventory risks, product flow issues, and changes in demand. YOUR TALENT Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Economics, Merchandising, or related field. 2-3 years of wholesale planning, retail planning, or inventory management experience. Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, logical formulas). Experience with planning systems, reporting tools, or BI dashboards preferred. Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities. Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to present analysis to crossfunctional teams. Understanding of retail math, forecasting models, and wholesale financial metrics. The hiring range base pay for this position is $62,700-$83,380 + Bonus + Benefits (Benefit Summary Corporate) Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application. PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. For additional information, please contact: us-hrrecruiter@puma.com