Manager, Planning

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion.

If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

As a Planning Manager for Womens RTW at Michael Kors, you will support the Women's Wholesale team in developing strategies that generate high revenue, profit and inventory turnover. This position is responsible for the growth and development of one direct report, an assistant planner. The Planning team is accountable for maintaining and driving optimal inventory levels by category & account in order to maximize profitability. The ideal candidate will be curious, be comfortable working with complex data, and gets energized by having a direct impact on growth.

This position will include cross functional work with the department store buyers / planners, Sales, and additional support teams as needed (ie. Merchandise planning).

As a Planning Manager, one will be account facing and requires skill in presentation & negotiation/influencing. This opportunity also provides exposure to upper management and occasional domestic travel.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepare & present seasonal plans / management summaries for retailer senior management meetings
Manage and develop a direct report
Establish credible relationship with accounts
Own & maintain by account seasonal OTB and recommend necessary adjustments based on sales/ receipt & markdown flow
Reconcile Account buy plans to market purchases and flow into fiscal OTB, with recommendations of change / opportunity within flow
Identify notable learning with action in-season through weekly analysis of financial reporting both top-line & by door for owned accounts
Participate in market appointments both in the business review and actual purchasing making recommendations based on historical sales performance
Prepare quarterly hindsight data to such as marketshare & financial results of product mix at retail

Ad Hoc and standardized analysis required on projects such as:

Vendor Collaboration and Planning meetings, Hindsight meetings, Field team presentations
Aid in Weekly Recaps (by location/account/etc), marketshare reporting, and Seasonal and Ad Hoc Business Reviews
Liaising with buying/planning offices
Maintain Location and replenishment information / data
Ongoing Pre/In-season replenishment projections
Support regional field team with weekly reporting and communication

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree
Strong Excel background
5+ years of experience working within (or closely with) a planning role. Retail or Wholesale planning, buying/sales environment preferred.
Full understanding of product life cycle
Familiar with industry best practices / standards

Qualifications:

Influential negotiate, driven by metrics
Initiative, intuition, curiosity and motivation to learn/grow are paramount
Strong time-management skills and ability to prioritize
Detail oriented and highly organized
Strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills
Able to work independently and to partner as a team or cross-fuctionally
Ability to thrive in entrepreneurial environment
Adept at regularly managing through complex and detailed data

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/D/F/V