Senior Planner

Menswear & Womenswear•New York City, NY

2d•$105,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Drive financial and inventory planning and strategies for all brands across ecommerce and DOS stores.  This individual will work closely with the merchandising department, to create annual and seasonal merchandise plans, forecast the business based on changes in strategy and business climate and manage inventory to support overall financial objectives . He/she will be critical in developing and executing the strategic direction for our Full price Stores and E-Commerce division and establishing new processes critical to our continued growth and profitability, as well as future expansion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience
5 + years planning and allocation experience
Retail experience
Communicates clearly in oral and written form
Demonstrates strong analytical capability. Uses logical thought process to solve problems
Proven ability to develop strong cross-functional relationships
Adapts easily to changing situations and demonstrates flexibility in juggling priorities
Proven experience leading and supervising others
Proficient in all MS Office applications. Advanced Excel skills a must

Nice To Haves

Online and international experience a plus

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams to build strategies by brand to meet sales, margin and inventory investment requirements
Build long range plans and goals by brand to give a roadmap of the future for the cross-functional teams
Strategic development of annual, monthly, and daily demand plans
Partner with the management to develop seasonal sales, margin, returns, markdowns and inventory plans
Create and sustain a top down/bottoms up planning and forecasting environment
Partner with peer planning group to leverage and/or develop tools and business processes
Responsible for the brand-level quarterly hindsight process in partnership the merchant team to drive strategic assortment decisions for future quarters
Provide the buyer with analytics to support assortment decisions, SKU performance and depth
Responsible for the top line markdown and promotional strategy process in partnership with the DOS Planning/Merchandising team
Provide analytics and guardrails to the Buying team for assortment decisions made in market
Manage the deliveries, re-orders, replenishments, and allocations to support sales forecasts for both fashion and basic sales plans
Forecast basic sales plans to help drive business
Strategic execution of annual, monthly, and weekly demand plans/forecasts for the online business
Responsible for the weekly sales reporting process to aid in business analysis and strategy development
Drive omni-channel strategy with Hugo Boss DOS to capitalize on missed opportunities

Benefits

21 Paid Days Off (pro-rated based on first year of employment) plus your Birthday off
Paid Parental Leave for FT employees
Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits with Health Saving Account (HSA) option
401(K) with company match
SHIP (Share Investment Program) Offers eligible employees the opportunity to become a co-owner and acquire shares in HUGO BOSS AG at special SHIP conditions.
Flex Spending Account (FSA)
Generous Employee Discount Program
Voluntary Benefits and Critical Illness
Company sponsored Life and Disability benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Discounts for auto/home/pet insurance
The expected base pay range for this position is from $105,000 - $115,000.