Tapestry Planning Manager
Tapestry seeks a Planning Manager in New York, NY to lead demand forecasting and inventory planning across its luxury brands.
Overview
Tapestry is a leading house of accessible luxury that designs, markets and distributes lifestyle brands including Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman. As a global fashion group, Tapestry blends creative design with data-driven merchandising and operates a diverse portfolio across wholesale, direct-to-consumer and digital channels.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develop and own short- and long-range demand forecasts and sales plans across seasonal assortments, channels and key product categories.
- Translate financial targets into merchandise plans (open-to-buy, gross margin, markdowns) and collaborate with merchants to optimize assortment and allocation decisions.
- Drive inventory optimization and replenishment strategies to maximize sell-through while minimizing excess stock and obsolescence.
- Lead cross-functional planning processes with merchandising, supply chain, allocation, analytics and wholesale partners to ensure alignment on flow, timing and availability.
- Create executive-level reporting, present forecast scenarios and recommend actions to senior leadership to meet financial and service objectives.
- Implement and enhance planning tools, processes and KPIs; steward data integrity across ERP/merchandising systems.
- Coach and develop junior planners or cross-functional project teams, fostering rigorous analytical discipline and commercial accountability.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Fashion Merchandising or related field; advanced degree preferred but not required.
- Proven commercial acumen with ability to translate financial targets into executable merchandise plans and inventory strategies.
- Strong leadership presence with experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional initiatives.
- Excellent communication skills, including experience preparing and delivering clear executive presentations and trade-offs.
Skills
Experience
Typically 5+ years of progressive planning or merchandising experience within apparel, accessories or luxury retail environments, including hands-on forecasting, inventory management and cross-functional partnership. Prior experience leading planning teams or managing complex seasonal flows is preferred.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Fashion Merchandising or a closely related discipline.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in New York, New York, USA. 1.629 luxury roles are listed in New York on Cerulean, 1154 posted in the last 48 hours. Across the New York region, Cerulean lists 1.748 open positions — 1172 listed in the past two days. Cerulean currently advertises 3.470 open roles in USA, including 1322 added in the last 48 hours.
Culture
Tapestry fosters a collaborative, design-forward culture that balances creative heritage with rigorous commercial discipline. Teams operate in a fast-paced, global retail environment where data-driven decision-making and cross-brand collaboration are prized.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.