Sr. Merchandise Planner, e-Tail & Marketplaces

Crocs, Inc. • Westminster, CO

23d • $95,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.
 OverviewThe Sr. Merchandise Planner, Marketplaces will support eTail accounts to ensure coordination of activity across the functional and time spectrums to deliver the mid/long term Demand Plan to ensure profitable business growth and in-stock levels for Core product. This role develops collaboration across departments and commercial partners. It aligns demand review and consolidation plans, coordinates activities in season, and handles the MFP process seasonal hand off to the channel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Supply Chain, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
• At least 5+ years in planning OTB / Demand within a digital environment; highly desirable to be within an Omni Channel setting particularly in the apparel / footwear business. Direct-to-consumer experience preferred, preferably in ecommerce.
• Understanding of Digital Customer experience and key players (Amazon, Zappos, eBay, etc.)
• Understanding of demand, supply, service, and other S&OP / IBP principals.
• Strong analytical capabilities using both systemic and Excel based tools.
• Validated experience communicating highly involved analytical work to less analytical problem solvers.
• Strong communication skills shown in a highly collaborative setting.
• Extensive experience using Excel, Power BI a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive Demand Plan for digital business and adjust in alignment with commercial needs in advance of monthly/seasonal buy execution. Interpret changes in buying process into product investment.
• Lead/Present Demand reviews to interdisciplinary collaborators and leadership.
• Leverage regional IBP/S&OP to coordinate/advise key demand insights into XF (cross-functional) teams.
• Drive XF collaboration with commercial collaborators and executive management to align on final OTB plan.
• Align/coordinate on New Product-Key Product initiatives and Core-Carryover seasonal items with Merchandising and Leadership input.
• Propose seasonal and in-season stocking strategies to commercial leads to balance margin and revenue generation with efficient working capital levels.
• Own and operate e-commerce OTB process in O9 for assigned category.
• Propose scenarios to commercial leadership based upon inventory utilization, pricing & promotional activity.
• Lead consolidation of category demand plans and summarize for presentation to regional leadership, merchandising partners and inventory planners.
• Participate in weekly business review meetings with relevant analyses using reporting to drive recommendations for the business.
• Lead/present monthly OTB to XF partners and leadership.
• Provide analytical support to the XF team; consolidation needs for the regional demand plan; IBP-Seasonal Plan Alignment and other meetings to represent priorities of the Americas sales channel.
• Coordinate activity with regional merchandisers to ensure priorities and focus of the region-channel is clearly assembled.
• Work with Global MFP team to understand/shepherd seasonal plans into region-channel enriched plans.

Benefits

• This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.
• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

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