Sales Planner

Collaborate and coordinate planning activities for multi-channel business with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to achieve financial goals.

Responsibilities:

•Create demand plans across categories that meet multi-channel revenue targets and internal and external KPIs through collaboration with sales, marketing, finance and product development teams

•Build positive working relationships with key account buyers, merchandisers and sales leaders to strategically create plans that align with merchandising strategies and channel initiatives

•Build category plans specific to channels and accounts that leverage incremental opportunities and maximize sales, margin and inventory turn

•Analyze store/account performance to help support business decisions and provide sales, marketing and financial guidance

•Monitor in-season forecasts and replenishment needs to improve accuracy, inventory allocation and product/account sell-through

•Identify in-season opportunities and risks through POS analysis and provide actionable recommendations to improve results

•Play an integral role in the monthly S&OP process as a key participant in the multi-channel demand review

•Champion the development and reporting of sales planning metrics and communicate impact to S&OP community

•Create and maintain in-season sales forecast used to identify opportunities and risk to the seasonal plan including

missed demand and marketing lift

•Partner with Supply Chain Team to provide guidance regarding inbound receipt requirements to ensure optimal on-time delivery and channel in-stock positions

Required Qualifications:

•BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, business, or technical field AND minimum 3 years direct experience in sales/demand planning in a consumer goods company OR at least 5 years related experience in a consumer

goods company in any of the following areas: Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning, Account Buyer, Retail Planner

•Deep expertise in retail math and application to Wholesale and Direct consumer brands

•Experience in Sales & Operations Planning processes in the mid and long term horizons

•Deep expertise in inventory management practices and procedures

•Demonstrated experience working with Sales Teams to analyze point of sale information, industry trends and demand patterns to develop effect forecast models and produce accurate forecasts

•Demonstrated experience implementing solutions that improved forecast accuracy

•Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, communicate, influence and implement solutions both internal and with external suppliers in a global environment

•An understanding and appreciation for the brand

•Positive attitude

•Demonstrated ability to independently manage initiatives

Desired Qualifications:

•Preference for apparel & footwear consumer goods experience

•Proficiency in ERP (SAP, Oracle, etc.), Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Demand Planning software, BI Reporting Software, any programming work (SQL, python, R/S+)

•APICS CPIM and/or APICS CSCP and Continuous Improvement certification