Senior Planner (Sleepwear)

Centric Brands•New York, NY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

4-6 years related Retail Planning Experience (Walmart preferred)
Knowledge of Retailer portals (ie. Retail Link / Scintilla)
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required
Excellent customer service skills required - position will communicate directly with Walmart buying team and cross functional teams
Ability to manage deadlines to ensure the team meets key milestones/deliverables
Organized, self-motivated, with a problem-solving mentality

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP a plus

Responsibilities

Accountable for forecasting, analyzing and buying inventory for year round replenishment
Ownership of end-to-end retail planning to achieve program plan success
Responsible for executing in-season strategies (SSO’s, volume traited door selling, etc.)
Presenting findings and business driving strategies to internal and retail partners
Ladder planning (develop and maintain merchandise ladder plans for category)
Pre-season proposals and hindsighting analyses on a program level
Margin analyses (roll-back, in-season risks and opportunities)
In-stock / Replenishment reporting
Weekly Sales Reporting – responsible for creating, managing, and recapping
Seasonal recaps of sell-thrus by style, size, and store and make appropriate recommendations for improvement/change.
Analyze and suggest opportunities in both preseason and in season store level selling.
Diligently review and manage ADS/AEX
Create and maintain Seasonal Tracker by department
Production- work directly with overseas coordinators and maintain product life cycle.
Cross Functional – partner with internal colleagues (production, imports, shipping, operations)
Perform other duties, ad hoc analysis, and special projects as assigned by management.