Senior Distribution Planner

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

The Senior Distribution Planner is responsible for driving allocation, replenishment, and inventory flow strategies that support sales, productivity, and inventory health across the business. This role partners closely with Planning, Merchandising, and cross-functional teams to translate business trends into actionable recommendations at the product, category, and item level. The Senior Distribution Planner balances strategic thinking with strong execution, while also contributing to process improvement, team development, and overall business continuity.

Responsibilities

Preseason

• Analyze hindsight reporting to identify missed opportunities, inventory risks, and category-level learnings that inform future assortment and buy strategies
• Provide recommendations on minimum buys, category investment, and size curve opportunities to help shape preseason inventory plans
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support rollout and allocation planning, ensuring inventory strategies align with business goals
• Review historical performance, receipt timing, and assortment needs to recommend strategies that optimize future inventory flow
• Support the development, testing, and refinement of reporting and tools that improve visibility into allocation performance and business opportunities

In Season

• Independently manage style-level outbound planning and allocation execution to support sales, inventory productivity, and flow of goods
• Set up eligibility, create and analyze reporting, and allocate initial ASN’s for rollout launches, making recommendations based on current performance and inventory position
• Execute allocation and replenishment strategies across categories, including size balancing, flow optimization, and inventory management for the Retail channel
• Refresh and review weekly business reports, proactively identifying risks and opportunities and recommending actions to improve results
• Manage flow forecasts and support inventory rebalancing actions across channels and store groups based on current business needs
• Refresh basics ladders and review recommendations related to receipt timing, size offerings, and core assortment productivity
• Partner with cross-functional teams to recommend changes in allocation and inventory strategy based on business performance, assortment needs, and flow challenges
• Use reporting and analysis to support planning, merchandising, and inventory decisions, translating findings into clear action steps

Team + Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as a resource to junior team members by answering questions, sharing best practices, and supporting day-to-day execution
• Support onboarding and development of new team members while helping maintain strong team execution
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships and proactively anticipate questions, issues, and opportunities before they arise
• Lead by example through strong execution, accountability, and a solutions-oriented approach to the business
• Help support team workflow and business continuity as needed, including stepping in when manager support is limited or unavailable
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by helping implement new reporting, tools, and processes that strengthen team effectiveness

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of experience in allocation, distribution planning, replenishment, inventory management, or related analytical retail experience
• Strong analytical, financial, and retail math skills
• Ability to interpret business performance and translate data into actionable inventory and allocation recommendations
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and aptitude to learn new systems and technical applications quickly
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple prior