Retail Planner

Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal.

Overview:

The Retail Planner will oversee all aspects of planning management for one or more key accounts and is financially accountable to drive results. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with the Sales team to forecast sales, margin and inventory turn by month, brand/division and account/customer/size range
• Validate plans, ensure external and internal sales and profit criteria    
• Analyze current sales trends and on-order to adjust forecast accordingly    
• Plan and project receipt flow(s) and manage model stock levels necessary to support sales forecasts, profit margins and allowance goals for brand(s)
• Develop knowledge of geographic and store-attribute performance and trends to employ strategies
• Track sales related to markdowns to ensure margin performance and effectiveness of strategies
• Identify and explain opportunities within brands/divisions and individual accounts, down to the door level    
• Provide direction to Brick & Mortar partners to ensure adequate flow/depth of common assortment merchandise; accountable for determining flow strategy 
• Prepare merchandise plans by analyzing items purchased and requested by product category, type, quantity while studying season floor space and plans
• Integrate sales forecasts to specify quantity of items and when they should be purchased    
• Special projects as assigned    

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Finance or related field
• 3+ years of experience in Wholesale Planning and Analysis
• Fluent in Retail Math and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills 
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 30%)
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.