Analysis Skills, Capacity Management, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Distribution Services, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Entrepreneurship, Exceeded Sales Goal, Finance, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Forecasting, Gross Margin, Inventory Levels, Inventory Management, Inventory Planning, Inventory Turns, Leadership, Merchandising, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procurement Planning, Product Pricing, Product Strategy, Profit & Loss, Revenue Growth, Sales, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Trend Analysis
WHAT IS THE BRAND?
Mashburn is an Atlanta-based apparel and lifestyle brand founded in 2007. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a nationally recognized assortment of menswear (Sid Mashburn) and womenswear (Ann Mashburn), and other high-quality, iconic brands. Mashburn aims to be the best in American style and service... a brand that offers luxury-quality product at accessible prices, delivered with a memorable customer experience, and driven by a deeply personal brand voice that expresses the passion and inspiration of our founders.
WHAT IS THE JOB?
As the Vice President, Merchandise Planning & Inventory Management, you will serve as a key leader driving the company's continued double-digit growth trend with greater profitability. You will own the strategy and execution for all merchandise planning, allocation, and inventory management ensuring rigorous analysis, precise forecasting, and proactive decision-making to optimize sales, margins, and inventory turns across all brands and channels. You will set strategic directions and tactical processes for your organization, building a high-performing team empowered to identify trends, uncover opportunities, and act decisively on emerging risks. You will champion process innovation and best-in-class reporting frameworks that bring clarity and confidence to actual and projected business performance. As a senior leader and critical cross-functional partner, you will align inventory strategy with product vision and financial objectives. With your balance of analytical excellence and brand sensibility, you will be a driving force behind sustainable sales and profitability growth. This position is in our Atlanta headquarters and reports into the C-suite.
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES?
- Set the strategy and executive oversight for all merchandise financial planning, open-to-buy, allocation, and inventory management across all brands and sales channels
- Lead monthly and annual forecasting (Open-To-Buy) for sales, gross margin, and inventory, translating data into executive-level insights and decisive actions to achieve or exceed financial goals
- Oversee merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, and the buy process, including lifecycle and replenishment strategies to ensure optimal in-stock levels and inventory efficiency
- Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing merchandise planning and allocation organization, fostering a culture of accountability, analytical rigor, and continuous opportunities
- Serve as an executive cross-functional partner to Merchandising, Production, Finance, and Distribution, aligning product strategies, inventory flow, and financial targets at an enterprise level
- Lead capacity planning and demand forecasting alignment with the Production and Distribution Center, ensuring seamless inventory flow against lead times and operational capabilities
- Present strategic analysis, risks, and recommendations to the executive leadership team, serving as the authoritative voice on inventory health and financial outlook
- Lead enterprise-wide process transformation initiatives that drive scalability and operational excellence
WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS?
- 12+ years of merchandise planning and inventory management experience in apparel, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles
- Proven executive leadership capability with a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams through periods of growth and transformation of processes
- Exceptional analytical acumen with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, executive-level strategy and actionable recommendations
- Deep expertise in top-down and bottom-up financial planning, with a sophisticated understanding of financial measures and how to maximize them across a multi-brand, omnichannel environment
- Advanced proficiency in ERP, Planning, and Merchandising systems, with demonstrated experience leading enterprise system implementations
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the company
- A highly collaborative and relationship-driven leader with the executive presence to align cross-functional partners around shared goals
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability and growing with Mashburn
- Reflective of our core values of hopeful, helpful, hardworking, nimble, hospitable, humble, and honest