About the RoleThe Manager, P2M Transformation - Merch Planning & Inventory Optimization will serve as a critical activation partner for the MP&IO work stream, responsible for program delivery, stakeholder engagement, and business value tracking across planning, buying, and inventory management initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution - requiring someone who can manage program complexity with precision while bringing new thinking and an AI-native mindset to how the work gets done.
This individual will report into the Director, P2M Transformation.
What You'll Do- Lead program management for MP&IO work stream initiatives, maintaining structured milestone tracking, cross-functional accountability, and risk resolution across planning, buying, and inventory teams.
- Support the design and activation of future-state planning capabilities - partnering with business and technology stakeholders to move from strategy to operational reality.
- Maintain rigorous governance across MP&IO workstreams, ensuring clear and timely visibility into program health, risks, and decisions for leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Track and quantify business value delivered by MP&IO initiatives - translating program milestones into financial and operational outcomes that resonate with leadership and finance audiences.
- Identify and manage interdependencies between MP&IO and adjacent IndigoX pillars, ensuring cross-pillar coordination on sequencing, data flows, and shared capabilities.
- Champion an AI-native approach to program operations and planning work - actively experimenting with generative AI and intelligent tools to improve how the team delivers insights, reporting, and communications.
- Develop leadership communications - from working-team updates to executive materials - that translate complex planning and operational dynamics into clear, audience-appropriate narratives.
- Partner with change management to design and execute adoption strategies that embed new planning capabilities and ways of working across brand, channel, and functional teams.
- Bring new methods, frameworks, and ways of thinking to the MP&IO program - drawing from diverse experience to challenge existing approaches and improve how transformation is delivered.
Who You Are- 5-7 years of professional experience; we welcome candidates from consulting, finance, consumer goods, apparel, retail, technology, or any industry where strong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and complex program management are fundamental to the work.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional programs - able to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to large, ambiguous initiatives.
- A native AI mindset - you don't wait to be told to use AI; you actively explore how generative AI and intelligent tools can change the way you and your team think, work, and deliver.
- Strong analytical capabilities - able to synthesize complex information, identify structural issues, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights for business and executive audiences.
- Skilled stakeholder manager - experienced building trust and working effectively across senior leaders and cross-functional partners to influence decisions and drive alignment.
- Ability to develop clear, compelling communications and presentations that translate complex dynamics into leadership-ready narratives, calibrated for different audiences.
- A genuine drive to bring new ideas and external perspective into the organization - not just executing transformation plans, but improving how transformation itself is done.
- Resilient and adaptable - able to operate with clarity in ambiguous environments, manage competing priorities, and maintain momentum in a fast-moving program.
