Merchandise Planner, Global Merchandise Planning – Calvin Klein Apparel
About The Position
The Merchandise Planner will be key partner to Global Merchandising and Global regions/ Regional channels to understand and address product opportunities and challenges. They will develop Global seasonal product plans, analyze sku productivity, perform in-season and post-season hindsight reporting across Regional channels by collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners. PURPOSE AND SCOPE Product Strategy: Own Global regions’ pre-season buy projections by classification, program, Heros/Essentials, product segmentation for all KPIs at Go-to-Consumer milestones Set topline financial targets and provide planning guidance for all projections and buys to ensure proper penetration by product category and mix Compile and analyze quarterly, seasonal, annual actualized shipments, style/sku counts, and margins for Regional channels. Monitor actuals against projections to understand business results and share insights on variances. Identify product and delivery flow wins/risks and cross-channel opportunities to drive assortment strategies Analyze and identify opportunities to improve sku efficiency by monitoring pre-season development and adoption rates and in-season sales productivity to eliminate unproductive skus and drive selling productivity Ensure style/sku planning attributes are consistent with evolving product line architecture Business Analysis: Analyze selling performance across Global regions and Regional channels In-Season/Post-season business opportunity WTD/MTD selling analysis and share out QTD/STD selling hindsights Top line sales and sales trends Best and worst sellers; color selling Assortment updates and learnings Provide both qualitative and quantitative analysis at quarterly and seasonal hindsights and investment reviews, drawing insights to affect future product line architecture Perform margin and cost analysis to ensure margin targets are achieved, and highlight risks and variances Drive weekly business discussions with Global Merchandising and Regional channels to analyze the business, digging deeper into selling trends Develop and evolve standardized reports and processes to drive efficiencies and advance the team’s productivity Solicit and perform ad-hoc analysis as needed
Requirements
- 3 to 5+ years of experience in a retail or wholesale environment, including time as a Planner, Buyer, or as Retail business analyst
- Bachelor’s Degree with a business background
- Highly proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Excellent Analytical and Retail Math Skills
- Strong time management skills, attention to detail, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills – communication between functional groups is critical
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Must be able to make decisions quickly in an ever-changing environment; partner cross functionally with Global Merchandising, Global Merchandise Planning and Global regions and Regional channels to make decisions as needed
- Create and drive standardized reporting across Regional channels; must bring innovation and creativity to new processes when warranted.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of ACS, SAP, 7th On-Line, MicroStrategy/Lighthouse, Miro/Visulon preferred
Responsibilities
- Own Global regions’ pre-season buy projections by classification, program, Heros/Essentials, product segmentation for all KPIs at Go-to-Consumer milestones
- Set topline financial targets and provide planning guidance for all projections and buys to ensure proper penetration by product category and mix
- Compile and analyze quarterly, seasonal, annual actualized shipments, style/sku counts, and margins for Regional channels.
- Monitor actuals against projections to understand business results and share insights on variances.
- Identify product and delivery flow wins/risks and cross-channel opportunities to drive assortment strategies
- Analyze and identify opportunities to improve sku efficiency by monitoring pre-season development and adoption rates and in-season sales productivity to eliminate unproductive skus and drive selling productivity
- Ensure style/sku planning attributes are consistent with evolving product line architecture
- Analyze selling performance across Global regions and Regional channels
- In-Season/Post-season business opportunity
- WTD/MTD selling analysis and share out
- QTD/STD selling hindsights
- Top line sales and sales trends
- Best and worst sellers; color selling
- Assortment updates and learnings
- Provide both qualitative and quantitative analysis at quarterly and seasonal hindsights and investment reviews, drawing insights to affect future product line architecture
- Perform margin and cost analysis to ensure margin targets are achieved, and highlight risks and variances
- Drive weekly business discussions with Global Merchandising and Regional channels to analyze the business, digging deeper into selling trends
- Develop and evolve standardized reports and processes to drive efficiencies and advance the team’s productivity
- Solicit and perform ad-hoc analysis as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
