Store Planner

About Away

We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.

Join The Crew

We are hiring a Store Planner to join our Merchandising, Planning, & Allocation team. This position reports to the Director, Planning and takes Away further by optimizing inventory investment and assortment across our 17 retail locations and digital channel. This role sits at the intersection of Allocation, Merchandise Planning, and Store Operations, ensuring that the right product is in the right store at the right time. You will manage the end-to-end lifecycle of inventory—from high-level financial planning and assortment curation to the granular execution of unit allocations.

What you’ll do as the Store Planner

• You’ll partner with Finance and the Merch Planning Director to develop and maintain store-level revenue plans, reconciling top-down financial targets with bottom-up store performance trends

• You’ll manage the OTB process for the retail fleet, ensuring inventory levels support sales plans while meeting turnover and margin goals

• You’ll ensure inventory strategies are cohesive across our 17 owned stores as well as the e-commerce channel, managing stock buffers and shared inventory pools effectively

• You’ll collaborate with the Merchandising team to build store-specific assortments based on climate, demographics, and historical performance (Store Tiering)

• You’ll identify Best Sellers and Slow Movers by location, provide actionable recommendations to the Buying team for future seasons

• You’ll partner with store teams to understand physical capacity and ensure assortments fit within the footprint of each unique location

• You’ll own the execution of initial allocations for new launches and seasonal floorsets across all 17 stores

• You’ll monitor daily and weekly sell-through, building regular replenishment triggers to maintain optimal stock depth

• You’ll provide regular reporting to the Director of Merch Planning on inventory health, stock-to-sales ratios, and risks/opportunities

• You’ll maintain a feedback loop with Store Managers and District Managers to understand hyper-local trends, competitive shifts, and specific store needs

• You’ll work hand in hand with the operations team to manage needs of the 3PLs, ensuring that delivery schedules are correct for all parties

Who you are

• You have a minimum of 3 years in Retail Planning, Allocation, and/or Assortment Analysis; experience in a multi-unit retail environment (10–50 stores) is highly preferred, but not required

• You’re a cross-functional connector with experience in navigating highly-matrixed cross-functional teams across marketing, stores, operations, planning and merchandising

• You have advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, complex formulas) and experience with BI tools or Planning software (e.g., Oracle, Blue Yonder, SAP)

• You have a deep understanding of standard planning processes, including OTB, GMROI, Turn, Weeks of Supply (WOS), and Sell-Through

• You have a strategic mindset, with the ability to see the "big picture" of a 17-store chain while executing the "small details" of a single-unit allocation.

• You’re a strong communicator with the ability to present data-driven insights to senior leadership and non-analytical partners in Merchandising and Operations

• You’re passionate about retail, with a strong ability to connect and build rapport with store teams, elicit feedback from the field, and summarize key learnings to apply to the entire retail channel both in-season and pre-season

• You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand

• You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment

• You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)

Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.

Who We Are

• We’re travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings. 

• We’re driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.

• We’re supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.

What We Offer

Our total rewards are inclusive of both compensation and benefits. What we offer within a salary range is dependent on a number of factors, including scope and qualifications for the role, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to other Away employees. Salary and benefit offerings are reviewed during phone screenings to ensure alignment.

• Compensation: $90,000.00- $95,000.00 annually

• This role is eligible to participate in Away’s Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan, the terms of which are determined at the discretion of the company

• Equity Grant: commensurate with level determined at the discretion of the company

• Benefits Overview:

  • Take care of yourself and your family through our health insurance offerings

  • Invest in your future by participating in our 401(k) (with a company match!)

  • Find balance through our many paid time off programs (vacation, wellbeing, holidays, summer Fridays, and compassion leave - just to name a few!)

  • Build your travel uniform through discount codes, product stipends, and giveaways

  • Give back through company-sponsored volunteer and charitable opportunities

How We Work

This is an office-based position that works from our Soho, NYC office four days a week. Our working hours are 9am-6pm et, but we embrace a common-sense approach to flexibility in the workplace. It’s about being present, engaged, and balancing work with real-life needs.

Our Commitment

As a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, Away seeks individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this opportunity. We’re creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Our customers are global and diverse, so we’re building a team that is too. Through initiatives like our Employee Resource Groups, anti-racism training, and bias prevention initiatives, we’re building the cultural foundation that gives people the emotional and physical space to bring their authentic selves to work.

EEOC Statement: 

Away is dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information or disability. 

Away is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].