Senior Planner, Global Planning

About the ALDO Group 

Specializing in stylish and accessible footwear, handbags, and accessories, the ALDO Group has been around for more than 50 years. With over 1,500 stores in more than 100 countries, we operate under two signature brands, ALDO and Call It Spring, and we are the core footwear partner for Sperry in North America. The ALDO Group is also an industry-recognized wholesale licensed partner, specializing in the design, sourcing, and distribution of fashion footwear, handbags, and accessories. Our diverse portfolio includes household brands such as ROXY, Brooks Brothers, Ted Baker, Hunter, and G.H.BASS. In addition to our head office in Montreal, the ALDO Group maintains international offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.aldogroup.com. 

Enjoy meaningful recognition, flexible work options, great on‑site perks, generous discounts, and the pride of being part of a brand that leads with people, the planet, and its partners at heart.  

Overview

The ALDO Group is seeking a Senior Planner to join the Supply Chain Global Planning team, responsible for supply, demand, and inventory planning. This individual will collaborate closely with the Supply Chain, Channel, and Finance teams. You will own the seasonal supply plan for key merchandise divisions, lead critical reporting that safeguards profitability, and develop forward-looking performance metrics. 

This role requires a unique blend of exceptional analytical capability, strong systems fluency, and the leadership presence needed to drive accountability across cross-functional processes. 

Responsibilities 

• Design, build, and maintain automated dashboards and standardized KPI frameworks that turn complex data into clear, actionable executive insights and maintain one version of the truth for supply, demand, and inventory health. 

• Map, document, and streamline end-to-end planning processes to reduce manual Excel workarounds, improve team agility, and drive continuous improvement across supply chain workflows, planning tools, and data architecture. 

• Develop, execute, and optimize seasonal supply plans by merchandise division, integrating Country of Origin (COO) splits to build, validate, and forecast inbound transportation and logistics budgets. 

• Partner with Sourcing and Logistics to align flow plans with distribution center capacity and transit timelines. 

• Own end-to-end reporting, monitoring, and analysis of inventory age profiles against organizational targets, identifying slow-moving or unproductive stock and recommending mitigation, markdown, or liquidation actions to protect working capital. 

• Build, maintain, and enhance a forward-looking On-Time Delivery metric to predict supply disruptions before they impact the network, and lead root cause analysis on delivery variances to drive actionable fixes with vendors, carriers, and origin teams. 

• Lead key monthly S&OP meetings, ensuring alignment across Demand, Supply, Finance, and Commercial teams. 

• Lead all corporate insurance and risk-management data requests related to global inventory, ensuring data integrity and timely reporting of inventory asset values across multiple nodes for compliance and coverage audits. 

Requirements 

To be successful in this role, the Senior Planner must be able to move easily between process management and detailed execution, while demonstrating a strong combination of analytical and communication skills. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or a related field 

• Strong analytical, data processing, and problem-solving skills 

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail 

• Ability to work under pressure with limited supervision 

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to learn new systems and applications 

• Proficiency in Power BI and Quicksight is an asset 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role 

• Experience with SAP is essential 

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to understand key demand planning and supply planning concepts and communicate effectively with business stakeholders 

Building a culture of belonging 

We firmly believe that the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities is a fundamental strength of the ALDO Group. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and equitable work environment where everyone can reach their full potential and find their fit. 

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