Senior Manager, Planning

Senior Manager, Planning

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL. 

About the role:

The Senior Manager of Merchandise Planning in Fashion is a highly skilled and results driven merchandise planner with a strong analytical mindset, a keen eye for identifying business opportunities, and the ability to develop and execute business strategies.  As a key member of the Merchandise Planning team, the Senior Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sales and inventory targets with broader business objectives and optimize overall performance.  

The Senior Manager will support the Senior Group Director by acting as the owner/operator of a key category within the fashion division, contributing to the team’s objectives and driving the overall success of Merchandising. 

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

• Ensure the success of one or more categories by demonstrating full ownership of merchandise planning responsibilities, developing and executing plans/strategies to achieve revenue and inventory targets 
• Forecast monthly sales at the department and boutique level, and while identifying opportunities/risks and reconciling each session to prior versions  
• Create OTB plans for every collection that strategically maximize sale potential, inventory efficiency and facilitate buyers' assortment objectives 
• Monitor sales and inventory performance against set targets, providing regular updates to key stakeholders and adjusting strategies as needed to guarantee goals are met or exceeded 
• Contribute to inventory optimization by formulating in-season transfers, inter and intra diversions/reallocations, setting new boutique opening targets, warehouse consolidations, etc 
• Manage the end of product lifecycle planning process according to global guidelines 
• Prepare and present clear, concise reports on performance, highlighting key insights, challenges, and recommendations for future strategies, ensuring timely action is taken 
• Collaborate to complete long range planning deadlines as part of Chanel’s annual MTP process  
• Drive implementation of new technology/processes that enable efficiencies and improve forecast accuracy 
• Collaborate with Product, Visual Merchandising, Retail, Supply, Client Insights teams to substantiate forecast assumptions and drive execution of projects 
• Draw on your leadership abilities to be a champion for planning projects and actively participate on cross-functional taskforces, when applicable 
• Address impromptu requests and be a proactive, agile partner in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to drive alignment and achieve collective business objectives 

You are energized by: 

• Willingness to challenge the status quo and actively look for opportunities & enterprise efficiencies 
• Achieving group goals by collaborating with different business partners 
• Applying organizational skills to help prioritize and manage multiple requests & deliverables 
• Storytelling and drawing conclusion through data and analysis 
• Managing ambiguity and problem solving through proactive, agile & resilient mindset  
• Expressing Innate curiosity, intuition, drive, & authenticity 
• Making decisions by conceptualizing future opportunities and developing strategic business initiatives 

What you will bring to the team: 

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint 
• Excellent analytical skills 
• Must possess expert Retail Math skills 
• Extensive knowledge and experience in merchandise, assortment and financial planning initiatives. Demand Planning a plus 
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both spoken and written 
• Excellent interpersonal skills 

Position Logistics: 

• Minimum 7 years of Merchandise Planning experience 
• Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in-person office presence at the designated location/office. 
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA a plus 
• Location requirement: NY

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