The Agency Worx Hiring for Accessories Planner at New York, New York Full Time

The Planner will be an active partner in managing the OTB aspect of the business preparing forecasts and evaluating performance. Protect the brand’s interests while maximizing profitability and minimizing liabilities. Create business plans in accordance with the divisional and corporate goals.

Responsibilities: 

• Create OTB worksheets, present at monthly business meetings and provide information and strategic initiatives to upper management; create business plans on a departmental level; own item plans at the core and key program level
• Analyze and prepare hindsight documents to measure past performance to inform future planning & buys
• Analyze & communicate by sales/stock performance by door group/promotional tier
• Manage the pricing and promotion execution in SAP
• Secure financial documents and reconcile monthly on order/receipt flow
• Partner with Merchandising to formulate pre-season sales/GM/Inventory Flow Objectives that tie to the topline benchmark metrics and present strategies to upper management
• Partner with Merchandising to build buy worksheets that tie to topline metrics
• Meet with cross-functional teams to manage the day-to-day business from a pricing/ promotion and inventory/sales/GM perspective as well as make recommendations on strategies to improve the business.
• Review data outside of the scope of immediate duties to understand the bigger picture
• Work on divisional/corporate projects as necessary

Qualifications:     

• 4+ years of Merchandise Planning experience, preferably in a 100% vertical retail setting (demand-side driven)
• Previous internship experience in Planning, a plus
• Bachelor’s degree
• Retail math background
• Analytical skills
• Organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work cross functionally as well as with upper management
• Computer Proficiency: Excel, Word, Power Point
• SAP, BOBJ, Lighthouse and JDA experience, a plus
• Responsible to hold to their department’s buy and inventory budgets
• In conjunction with their direct manager, make departmental recommendations (e.g., buy-in choices)
• Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects with adherence to deadlines and budgets
• Creative thinker and effective collaborator with their departmental team
• Must be able to find the best solutions and develop methods to improve efficiency
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment