Senior Supply Planner - Merrell

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) is one of the world’s leading designers, marketers, and licensors of footwear and apparel; It’s global footprint spans 170 countries and territories. The Company’s portfolio includes Merrell®, Saucony®, Sweaty Betty®, Hush Puppies®, Wolverine®, Chaco®, Bates®, HYTEST®, and Stride Rite®. The Company is also the global footwear licensee of brands Cat® and Harley-Davidson®.

Wolverine Worldwide is driven by a Vision to Make. Every Day. Better. for its consumers, partners, communities, and shareholders.

In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.

Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®.

The Senior Supply Planner supports the supply planning activities for the business unit; including consolidating the proposed buy plans, and Inventory Plan to the 18-month horizon as part of the Integrated Business planning cycle, and process. This role will work closely with Inventory Planning; Production Planning and Logistics teams, ensure buy process activities are executed on time and to develop and execute aligned Supply Plans, that ensure smooth supply. The role will continue to push forward reporting and business tools; and partner in process development and improvement.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Partners with Inventory planning and Production planning to develop and execute integrated, stable, and agile 18‑month supply plans.

• Supports the receipt, consolidation, and communication of buy plans with global supply and production planning teams.

• Leads supply planning inputs for the monthly S&OP and Integrated Business Planning cycle, facilitating review of constraints, risks, and opportunities

• Coordinates advance production, consolidation and MOQ requirements with integrated planning teams.

• Monitors lead‑times, commercialization schedules, and buy timings to enable successful new product launches and resolve cross‑functional issues.

• Partners with Inventory Planning and Logistics to define flow strategy, inbound phasing, and rescheduling across the DC network.

• Works with cross-functional teams to meet fill rate, productivity and service level targets

• Supports PO creation and SAP system integrity, ensuring data accuracy across planning systems.

• Ensures on‑time and accurate delivery of supply planning outputs and system deliverables.

• Partners with global planning teams to develop and implement supply planning tools, processes, and best practices.

• Develops and delivers reporting and analysis to support business decisions and assess performance, opportunities, and risks.

• Support regional planning needs, across the European network

• Performs ad hoc analysis other duties as required/assigned by manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• 4-year bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.

• 2+ years experience in sourcing, procurement or supply chain planning (footwear preferred).

• Strong MS Excel skills & demonstrated ability to quickly manipulate large raw data sets.

• PowerBi or similar reporting experience; and familiarity with ERP, forecasting systems and tools.

• Attention to detail and accuracy on multiple projects under time pressure.

• Highly analytical and extremely self-motivated with critical thinking mindset.

• Ability to quickly adapt in a highly collaborative environment and a team player.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.