Planner

Tapestry•New York, NY

About The Position

The Planner is responsible for driving sales, margin, and inventory productivity through strategic financial planning, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. This role partners closely with Buying and Allocation to develop and execute plans that optimize business performance across channels. The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in store planning & allocation to analyze historical business trends on an on-going basis to understand business drivers, identify opportunities and risks, while partnering with key stakeholders to take action appropriately. This role also supports hindsight and market preparation by setting up planning files and partnering with the Buying team on pre-season key strategies. The Associate Planner & Allocator participates in the seasonal purchase budget process, partnering with their manager to develop category and channel sales, margin and inventory plans aligning with business strategies. They will react to in-season business trends with timely recommendations (pricing, markdowns, flow adjustments), support the presentation of financial plans, forecasts, and recaps to leadership, and monitor and manage aging inventory, recommending markdowns and promotional strategies. Additionally, this role manages the weekly product reporting package for the cross-functional team and runs ad-hoc analysis when needed to provide clear conclusions and actionable next steps.

Requirements

Exceptional analytical/retail math skills; ability to analyze retail business at a macro/micro level
Excellent time-management and organizational skills
Strong listening, communication, and presentation skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
Flexibility to multi-task and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree
2-5+ years of prior planning and/or financial analysis experience

Responsibilities

Analyze historical business trends on an on-going basis to understand business drivers, identify opportunities and risks, while partnering with key stakeholders to take action appropriately.
Support hindsight and market preparation: set up planning files and partner with the Buying team on pre-season key strategies
Participate in seasonal purchase budget process, partnering with manager to develop category and channel sales, margin and inventory plans aligning with business strategies.
React to in-season business trends with timely recommendations (pricing, markdowns, flow adjustments)
Support presentation of financial plans, forecasts, and recaps to leadership
Monitor and manage aging inventory, recommending markdowns and promotional strategies
Manage weekly product reporting package for cross functional team.
Run ad-hoc analysis when needed to provide clear conclusions and actionable next steps.