About the roleAs a Merchandise Planning Manager, you will be responsible for planning and building a strategic product assortment strategy for our Active & Lounge categories. You will work closely with a Merchandising partner to drive profitable results for the company. This includes analyzing sales, inventory, and margin data to achieve positive financial results. Success in this role requires leadership capabilities, strong analytical skills, precision, and excellent communication abilities. You'll play a crucial role internally and externally, contributing significantly to Spanx's hyper-growth journey as a key member of the Merchandise Planning Team. This role is based in our Atlanta headquarters, requires weekly in-office work Monday-Thursday, and reports to our Vice President, Merchandise Planning.    You’ll love it because you will…Build and refine models for product assortment strategy, inventory management, and sales forecastingAnalyze historical data, current trends, and utilize digital/marketing KPIs to forecast demand as well as manage inventory levelsAct as a thought partner across cross-functional teams and align planning and merchandising goals to the overall businessDeliver presentations pre-season as well as post-season to CMO to help drive positive resultsSupport Hindsight, Buy Reviews, and Monday business reviews with standard as well as evolving reportingContinue to monitor the business, not only LY but to planOptimize inventory while still capitalizing on potential product opportunities through a Monthly OTB processManage two direct reports to help build a synergized group that will lead to efficiencies within the companyGenerate reporting on the business that will help key stakeholders make informed decisions