Planner, Global Merchandise Planning

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Planner, Retail Men’s Bags

 

Primary Purpose: The Planner for Men’s Bags (briefcases, backpacks, totes, portfolios, etc) on the Global Merchandise Planning team will support the formulation of the global assortment throughout the phases of the product lifecycle, beginning with pre-season line planning and extending through in-season sales performance and trend analysis. The Planner will partner with key partners on the Global Merchandising and Business Unit teams to ensure growth targets are achieved. This position will report to the Director of Retail Leathergoods.
 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Merchandise Planning to...

• Provide seasonal, global financial framework for Men’s Bags assortment

• Drive global investments against key product strategies across markets, leveraging strong business partnerships to maximize sales and productivity while maintaining global message

• Succinctly summarize global sales plans, highlighting areas of risk and opportunity

• Partner to provide global product lifecycle guidance

• Analyze and identify global and regional product trends through weekly and monthly reporting, and apply to short- and long-range product plans

• Foster effective teamwork and communication with key business partners (i.e. Global Merchandising, Business Unit buying teams, Brand Operations, Product Development, Supply Operations, etc.)

• Effectively prioritize and coordinate deadlines with cross-functional partners

• Become the product expert in Men’s Bags

 

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 1+ year(s) of experience in Planning and/or Buying or closely related finanicial/accounting work.

• Additional experience accepted in lieu of a degree. 

• Retail experience (financial services or consulting applicable).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and comfort working with large amounts of data

• Experience with MicroStrategy or other BI reporting tools    

 

An outstanding professional will have...

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, with firm understanding of retail math concepts

• Superior written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate across all levels of management

• Strong initiative, and agility to flex across shifting priorities

• High degree of accountability and attention to detail

• Value on teamwork, to ensure strong relationships with a multitude of cross-functional partners

 

Our Competencies for All Employees

 

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicat