Hiring: URBN Executive Director of Technology for Planning , ERP & PLM Company: URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) Location: Philadelphia, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:11:40 Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Data Pipeline, Microservices, MongoDB, Node.js, Product Lifecycle Management, Python, SAP About the job Experience: •15+ years in merchandise/supply-chain planning and/or planning technology leadership, with senior leadership experience in a multi-brand, multi-channel retail environment (retail + e-commerce + wholesale strongly preferred). Required Skills: •Planning & Allocation technology — MFP, Key Item Planning, Assortment Planning, Demand Forecasting, and Allocation & Replenishment capabilities across NA, EU and Nuuly. •Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) — the systems and roadmap underpinning merchandise and inventory operations. •Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) — the technology supporting product creation-to-market flows and its integration with planning. •The o9 planning platform program — drive Assortment Planning to a successful, full rollout across all brands and channels, and own the commercial and delivery relationship with the vendor. •The agentic planning vision — define and build the AI-native forward path for allocation, replenishment and demand decisions, with an internal product team and clear human-in-the-loop governance. •Potential future expansion: Warehouse Management (WM) may be brought into this portfolio over time; the ideal candidate can grow into supply-chain-adjacent scope •Set the multi-year strategy and roadmap for Planning & Allocation, ERP and PLM technology, aligned to brand, merchandising and financial goals. •Deliver the o9 planning platform to full production across all brands and channels, and keep the live footprint stable. Qualifications: •Product-First Approach: Owns the planning vision with a clear roadmap, targeted user outcomes, and measurable business impact—not just a queue of IT tickets. •AI-Native Instincts: Reaches first for agentic, data-driven solutions to fundamentally reinvent how planning decisions are made. •Pragmatic Build-vs-Buy Judgment: Evaluates vendor platforms rigorously, spending capital accountability, and knows when to pivot, halt, or renegotiate. •Deep Brand & Merchant Partnership: Builds trust across brand leaders and seamlessly translates complex business needs into actionable technology. •Bias for Speed & Action: Pushes past endless design cycles to deliver rapid, scalable success across all brands and channels. •Intellectually Honest & Team-Focused: Leads with evidence, recruits top talent, and fiercely protects team focus so critical priorities actually ship. •Outcome-Obsessed: Measures success through core retail metrics (inventory productivity, margin, forecast accuracy, turn, GMROI)—not velocity or story points. •12–15+ years in merchandise/supply-chain planning and/or planning technology leadership, with senior leadership experience in a multi-brand, multi-channel retail environment (retail + e-commerce + wholesale strongly preferred). •Demonstrated ownership of enterprise planning platforms — hands-on experience with a Tier-1 tool such as o9, Blue Yonder/JDA, SAP IBP, Anaplan or Kinaxis, including implementation and adoption. •Deep command of the planning capability set: MFP, OTB, assortment, demand forecasting, allocation and replenishment, and inventory health. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!