FREELANCE PLANNER - $20/hr - NYC

Our client is an American brand that is distributed in over 90 countries and is one of the world's leading designer lifestyle brands. This brand targets the 25 to 45 year old consumer offering a wide range of high quality apparel, accessories, and lifestyle products and the brand enjoys strong global brand awareness. They are seeking a Freelance Planner to support their team. 

Salary/Rate: $20.00/hr

Position Overview: The Freelance Planner will work for our American heritage client in supporting all levels of the planning process. This position will work closely with stores and buyers in regards to sales projection, mark downs, and seasonal recap.

Responsibilities:

• The Freelance Planner creates content and manages the open to buy
• Creates weekly selling reports
• Analyzes weekly selling reports, recommend what to reorder and prepare the reorders
• Analyzes size selling by store and adjust size scales to selling trend as necessary
• Ensures all buy information and transfer information is recorded accurately
• The Freelance Planner fulfills store requests
• Participates in all buys and be part of the planning process in regard to size and width
• Manages reorder receipt flow
• Runs data reports for senior management 
• Projects seasonal mark downs
• Communicates with senior management
• Creates seasonal buy plans
• The Freelance Planner creates ends of season recaps

Qualifications:

• Have a minimum of 4-6 years of experience of retail planning and allocation or buying experience
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to operate a computer as well as maneuver relevant software programs including Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of open to buys
• Strong analytic skills
• Extremely efficient verbal and written communicator
• Proficiency in Excel, word, power point, Targit, IP and Arthur

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Benefits: Eligible for Atrium Care Package