Associate Planner, International Joint Venture

Skechers•Manhattan Beach, CA

8d•$70,304 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

To support the Joint Venture team providing constructive analysis and direction to Merchandisers & JV Partners at the total/gender/division/outsole/style/sku level. The Associate Planner is responsible for analyzing country’s historical sales and inventory to ensure optimal quarterly/seasonal assortments, identify/react to in-season misses/opportunities and communicating/executing strategies at the business channel level (Normal stores-Retail/Franchisees/Wholesale, Outlet stores- Retail/Franchisees/Wholesale, and Ecommerce).

Requirements

Ability to work on-site
Excellent knowledge of systems, such as Apropos, Meta Cube, MicroStrategy and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel- advanced user, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
Strong analytical skills
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to be flexible and work in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities
Excellent communication, presentation, organizational skills
Proactive, assertive, takes initiative to drive business and think outside of the box
Product and systems knowledge
Bachelor’s Degree
2+ years planning/analyst experience

Nice To Haves

Bi-Annual Global Conferences (normal work schedule will be extended; so will need to be flexible on working hours)

Responsibilities

Partner with JV team focusing intensely on data integrity (sales, inventory, AUR, discount %, etc) for each business channel
Partner with JV team regarding sales budget/target, projected door count, sku plans in order to plan sales and forecast inventory levels based on weekly/monthly/quarterly sales results
Plans pre-season (via quarterly recaps, assortment audits) and maintains in-season data (via monthly OTB) by reviewing sales, skus, inventory and identifying opportunities and risks at the gender/category/division/style/sku level
Analyze booking reports to identify opportunity and make projections at the divisional level per channel
Provides constructive analysis of monthly/quarterly recaps at the business channel level by country
Partner with Merchandisers and JV team to communicate quarterly recaps, inventory levels, and months of supply
Take initiative to hold conference calls with the JV team on a monthly/quarterly basis or as needed
Work closely with Merchandisers on key initiatives, providing recaps where necessary
Ensure business needs are being met and execute planning calendar where necessary
Liason and work closely with IT to identify systems, automate reports, continuous development and refining of planning systems and tools (reporting enhancements)
Drive execution on multiple business plans and projects and propose solutions whereas necessary with minimal direction
Participate in company and brand initiatives as appropriate