What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wholesale Planning Manager position at True Classic?
True Classic is hiring a Wholesale Planning Manager to lead forecasting, inventory strategy, and cross-functional alignment for our fast-growing wholesale channel. This role serves as the strategic anchor of the wholesale planning function — driving data-backed decisions that optimize inventory health, margin, and partner performance. You will collaborate closely with Merchandising, Finance, and Sales to develop demand forecasts, manage open-to-buy (OTB), and shape strategies that support both our core replenishment business and seasonal growth opportunities.
This position partners with an executional counterpart who oversees day-to-day operational processes, allowing you to focus on strategic insights, scenario planning, and business partnership. If you’re a builder, analytical thinker, and collaborator who thrives at the intersection of data and storytelling, this is a rare opportunity to shape the foundation of an evolving channel at scale.
Note: This is a full-time, onsite role requiring in-office presence at our Calabasas office.
Areas of Accountability
Strategic Forecasting & OTB Management
Compensation
This position partners with an executional counterpart who oversees day-to-day operational processes, allowing you to focus on strategic insights, scenario planning, and business partnership. If you’re a builder, analytical thinker, and collaborator who thrives at the intersection of data and storytelling, this is a rare opportunity to shape the foundation of an evolving channel at scale.
Note: This is a full-time, onsite role requiring in-office presence at our Calabasas office.
Areas of Accountability
Strategic Forecasting & OTB Management
- Lead the development and management of wholesale forecasts and OTB to deliver on financial targets.
- Partner with Sales and Finance to align topline revenue goals with inventory investments and delivery timelines.
- Translate insights into actionable strategies across core replenishment and seasonal assortments.
- Build forecasting logic and tools to support more automated, accurate decision-making.
- Serve as the primary planning partner for Wholesale Sales, Merchandising, and Operations teams.
- Drive bi-weekly S&OP discussions, connecting forecast, capacity, and buy plans into a single, cohesive view.
- Collaborate with Finance to evaluate sales, margin, and cash flow impacts of planning scenarios.
- Monitor inventory by partner, category, and delivery window to identify risk and opportunity.
- Recommend proactive actions (reorder, reflow, or markdown) to optimize sell-through and margin.
- Develop consistent reporting frameworks to track KPIs such as WOS, sell-through, and in-stock rates.
- Provide strategic direction and oversight to executional support responsible for PO tracking, inventory reconciliation, and data management.
- Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and consistency in reporting and handoffs between U.S. and international teams.
- Build scalable workflows and documentation to drive continuity as the function grows.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 4 years of experience in planning, forecasting, or demand management — wholesale and apparel experience required.
- Proven success managing OTB and delivering business results in an omnichannel environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or planning tools (experience with statistical forecasting tools preferred).
- Strong financial acumen and storytelling ability — able to translate data into actionable business recommendations.
- Experience collaborating across functions.
Compensation
- Competitive salary quarterly bonus
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 100% employee premium coverage
- 65% dependent premium coverage
- $75/month Wellness Stipend
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- $75/month Personal Workspace Stipend
- $75/month Learning & Development Stipend
- $1,000/year True Classic merchandise allowance
- 401(k) plan with 3% company match
Salary : $1,000