Director of Merchandise Planning - Women's

Our Story J.Crew gets you dressed every day, for every occasion. Since 1983, we’ve been creating classics that feel familiar and refreshingly new, crafted with unbeatable quality and distinctive point of view—it’s no wonder we’ve been in your closet for four decades and counting. Today, we continue to do the classics our way, inspiring not only how you shop but how you define your personal style. Our commitment runs deeper than just making great clothes—we’re proud of our role in getting you dressed with confidence, character, and celebrating a distinctly American sensibility that makes us who we are. Our dedication to Diversity, Equity, Belonging & Sustainability has been celebrated with industry recognition, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive and sustainable workplace. The Role + Purpose As Director, Merchandise Planning, you'll set the financial and strategic planning strategy across all women's categories — defining the long-range vision for sales, margin, and inventory productivity across brands and business units. You'll be a primary strategic partner to Merchandising, Allocation, and the executive team, shaping the company's long-range assortment investment, pricing architecture, and flow strategy. This role requires the judgment to operate at the highest levels of the organization while retaining enough command of the details to challenge assumptions and catch what matters — someone equally comfortable driving alignment in the C-suite and stress-testing an OTB. You'll lead a team, own the talent strategy and bench strength for the planning function, and drive the enterprise-wide evolution of planning tools, processes, and financial discipline. Preseason Set the divisional strategic direction for sales, margin, and inventory plans, establishing the framework senior managers and their teams build against across every division Synthesize performance and market signals across the enterprise to shape long-range investment priorities and enterprise risk posture Serve as a primary strategic partner to the executive team, aligning enterprise financial goals with brand and product strategy across the portfolio Present strategy and financial recommendations to the executive leadership team and board-level stakeholders, owning the narrative on assumptions, risk, and opportunity Architect multi-year strategies that drive enterprise sales, margin, and turn targets, with accountability for consistency and scalability across brands In Season Own division-wide visibility into sales, margin, and inventory trends, surfacing systemic risks and opportunities to the executive team before they surface elsewhere Define the standard for forecasting, hindsight, and OTB governance, ensuring consistency and rigor across every division and brand Drive cross-functional alignment at the executive level to shape enterprise decisions on receipts, pricing, and promotional investment Partner directly with Finance leadership on enterprise reforecasting and long-range financial planning, connecting divisional performance to company-wide goals Lead enterprise hindsight and investment review forums, translating planning insight into strategic direction for the executive team Qualifications Required: Bachelor's degree 12–15+ years of experience in merchandise planning, financial analysis, or related fields, including experience at a senior leadership level Proven track record leading planning strategy across an entire enterprise or portfolio of brands Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills, with expert-level Excel proficiency Executive- and board-level communication, presentation, and influencing skills Demonstrated success building, developing, and retaining a leadership team of senior managers/managers, with accountability for organizational design and succession planning Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills, with the judgment to set enterprise strategy while remaining close enough to intervene on execution whe…

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