Manager, Planning (DTC)

Centric Brands•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

About Us Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together. Specific Responsibilities Would Include Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Planning Manager to join its Lifestyle team and manage the Dockers DTC business. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands. The Planning Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining demand and financial plans, across product categories that support the commercial goals of the business. In addition, the Planner will ensure timely and accurate communication of weekly, monthly, and adjusted seasonal forecasts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
5+ years of experience with extensive knowledge of a direct to consumer business
Wholesale/Retail replenishment experience in a seasonally driven product category
Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
Strong mathematical and analytical skills
Ability to think both strategically and execute tactically
Ability to partner and collaborate at all levels with multiple areas of the business
Be able to influence others based on analysis and forecasting
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to convey point of view
Must be proficient at creating new reporting tools to help analyze and drive the business
Entrepreneurial mindset and resourceful – Capable of problem solving
Foster a collaborative, positive, results-driven work environment
Retail planning knowledge or experience required

Nice To Haves

SAP experience, a plus
Shopify experience, a plus

Responsibilities

Develop bottoms up 12-18 month rolling forecasts at the style/color level, based on history, trends, promotional activity etc. and adjusting forecasts on a weekly basis to accommodate changes in trend.
Aggregate forecasts into comprehensive 12-month revenue and margin plans, and manage the seasonal OTB.
Monitor actual performance against forecasts, making weekly and monthly adjustments to unit and key financial metrics based on sales insights.
Clearly communicate variances, providing supporting details.
Call out potential issues and/or risk of actual sales vs projected sales.
Key Partner with Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Supply planning, and cross functional DTC partners.
Develop and distribute weekly reporting on sales performance and inventory levels.
Conduct end-of-season reviews, analyzing seasonal sell-through against targets to identify opportunities and risks for the next season.
Collaborate with the merchant and DTC team to analyze the business, maximize style performance, and identify OTB opportunities or risks.
Become a liaison on systems initiatives as they pertain to DTC planning
Develop effective replenishment forecast models, based on demand patterns, and partner with supply planning on maintaining required service levels, with the appropriate levels of inventory.
Manage the virtual allocation or reservation of product to the DTC channel, based on the demand forecast, and adjusts quantities as needed.