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Job Title
PLANNER - Handbags and Accessories
Location
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Country
United States
Region
Northeast
Position type
Permanent
Category
Retail
Job Function
Buyer
Planning / Allocations

PLANNER - Handbags and Accessories

Summary of Position: Under limited supervision from the Director of Planning, this position is responsible for developing department store sales plans to ensure the growth of our business is profitable while maintaining corporate goals. This position is accountable for ensuring all accounts are meeting their individual sales, receipt, markdown and margin goals through constant analysis and communication with the sales team.

Location: Fairhaven, MA

Major Functions:

  • Develop seasonal store plans and topline sales plans for department stores.
  • Monitor and report weekly sales and stock to determine trend and recommend action.
  • Analyze and review weekly and monthly style selling reports with Sales and Product Development and recommend best seller reorders and identify weak styles.
  • Conduct location analysis by region and volume group to identify sales opportunities.
  • Develop in season forecast of sales, markdowns, margin and turn and recommend strategies to drive the business.
  • Partner with Account Executives on Open To Buy and recommend allocation of product by door based on current trends to ensure all goals are being met. Review and monitor weekly.
  • Review Market orders for accuracy, flow, and assortment. Partner with Account Executive on recommended changes.
  • Hindsight each season thoroughly to insure missed opportunities are addressed in future assortments.
  • Create and maintain inventory flow of basic products to support stock models.
  • Collaborate with Production to ensure current inventory flow meets the need of sales trends.
  • Interact with Account Executive, Product Development and Design to understand demand forecast drivers.

Education, Knowledge, Training Skills and Experience Required: A Bachelor’s Degree in business, along with 2 plus years of experience in retail planning or buying is typically required. Thorough knowledge of retail math is also required. Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills, takes pride in accuracy, ability to view things in a different perspective and able to independently organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential in the optimum performance of this position.

Please send resume and cover letter to apply.