Job Accountabilities:

Build seasonal SKU-level assortment financial and illustrative plans for a retail concept that ties to the business plans and targets.  Lead period analysis, including but not limited to style-level sell through to influence current and future seasons.

• Pre-season

• Build/refine a style-level plan to color based on retail strategies and opportunities; ensure plan reconciles with topline financial plan developed by the Business Planner

• Develop style plans aligned with power item / story placement

• Align plan with input and collaboration from key stakeholders including Merchandising, Business Team

• Partner with DP/IM to provide insights and guidance on supply chain forecast and drop process

• Drive Key Assortment Planning ensuring depth and breadth in the most critical styles

• Develop Style to color buy plans for Key Retail Moments and align with key stakeholders Merchandising, Business Team

   

• In-season

• Weekly recap and analysis of best and slow sellers vs. plan and LY

• Recommend key actions to the Platform/Site Merchandising/Allocation team to optimize slow moving Styles and maximize opportunity on top sellers

• Weekly performance review of key items ST%

• Plan in-season markdown for slow moving lines and retail moments

   

• Post-season

• Recap the performance of the assortment including sell-through, color performance, and SKU productivity

• Analyze and report key item contribution

• Provide insights and recommendations to key stakeholders Merchandising for future season planning

• Recap performance of KEY RETAIL MOMENTS to provide insights for future planning

• Plan off-season markdown

Job Qualifications:

• Buying, Planning, Assortment Planning experience with other apparel / footwear in Digital preferred

• Comprehensive understanding of retail math

• Ability to create reports, style-level sales plans, track promotional calendar/events and pre-meeting prep

• Strong and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence others

• Experience in developing an understanding of customers, competitors and retail trends; knowledge of sports apparel and footwear market preferred

• Ability to interpret financial sales data to make decisions and recommendations that impact the business

• Advanced knowledge of MS office applications; proficiency in Excel including creating spreadsheets, complex formulas, pivot tables, etc.

• Experience with planning software/tools and merchandise management systems is preferred

• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple business functions

• Strong team player and ability to work with the cross functional partners and senior management on all aspects of the business

Critical Experiences Gained:

• Business Planning –Financial Acumen

• Retail and Business Acumen

• Consumer Insight

• Product Knowledge