Sr. Analyst, Global Inventory Planning

kate spade new york • New York, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always been colorful, bold, and optimistic. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles. Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible. A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferred
• 2+ years experience in a planning, buying, or inventory management roll for a multi channel business
• Self-starter who takes initiative and displays a strong sense of urgency
• Willingness to learn and engage across multiple brand partners
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
• Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with team members and cross functional partners
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Strong computer skills, advanced Microsoft excel
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to problem solve

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly global open to buy across all BUs, channels and categories
• Manage monthly receipt & obsolescence forecast for finance
• Support seasonal purchasing for all business channels
• Utilize internal procurement database to roll up BU buys into a global view for supply & demand meetings
• Manage changes to seasonal buys
• Ensure BU’s are supporting global must buys
• Submit final seasonal buys to supply chain
• Act as the liaison between commercial teams and production teams
• Partner with BU’s to identify priority purchase orders and submit to PO management
• Manage post market sample orders and calendar
• Manage market sample budget
• Assist BU’s with sales order accuracy in JOOR
• Publish final seasonal margin & maintain fiscal DTC IMU tracker
• Coordinate seasonal supply and demand meetings
• Support seasonal commercial calendar management
• Provide seasonal sales orders to operations and account services to upload into SAP
• Partner with BU’s and PO management on rerouting inventory between segments and/or warehouses
• Coordinate bi-monthly chase purchasing with the commercial teams
• Monitor all purchases against open to buy for each BU
• Manage seasonal investment recaps
• Manage global pricing validation seasonally to ensure accuracy for ticketing
• Partner with IT resources on new system implementations and integrations
• Validate seasonal line plan is set up accurately in systems and partner with global merchandising and IT teams as needed
• Validate purchases orders are keyed accurately in systems and partner with PO management as needed
• Assist in additional support for the global planning team
• Provide licensing forecasts to finance
• Assist with preparing the demand inventory review deck monthly
• Assist with preparing seasonal mid market check in deck

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401 (K)
• Paid Paternity and Maternity leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Disability insurance
• Tuition assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level