International Merchandise Planner

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Planning/Buying/Merchandising teams to develop, execute and communicate financial plans and merchandise strategies that support merchandising, marketing and financial objectives for International Owned Retail Stores and Web in International markets. Drive both top-down and bottoms up category plans.
• Provide analytical insights to drive growth within owned categories and/or various operating channels and markets within the APAC or Europe region.
• Manage the OTB monthly financial review for owned categories / markets to identify risks and opportunities in the given areas of responsibility.
• Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan; and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Support Merchandise Planning in supply chain product flow by monitoring stock to support key programs and delivery launches.
• Create pre-season sales, gross margin and inventory plans by department that align with company goals. Manage the financial success by meeting sales, gross margin and inventory turn goals.

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years in merchandise planning or inventory management
• Advanced excel skills and model-building acumen
• Strong aptitude for numbers, retail math skills and understanding of forecasting methodology
• Able to lead cross functional discussions and gain alignment
• Demonstrates logical analysis and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Anaplan a plus

🎁 Benefits

• Performance bonuses
• Long term incentives
• PTO policy
• Many other progressive benefits