RETAIL PLANNER

Perry Ellis International is seeking a Retail Planner for its Womens division. The Retail Planner executes, develops and maintains margin, sales, and inventory plans with assigned SBU or accounts.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Work with Account Executive and Account’s Buying/Planning teams
to set and achieve internal and external sales, margin and
inventory goals through the correct assortment and pricing
strategy for each account and brand.

* Review weekly sales results from account selling reports.
Monitor and adjust plans and OTD pricing, making callouts where
necessary, to maximize sales and minimize margin giveback. Pull
weekly data at style/color level and report business trends.
Meet with Account Executive to discuss issues and
opportunities.

* Develop, analyze and adjust account replenishment plans in RPAS,
on a monthly basis.

* Work with wholesale planning on a monthly basis to review
selling at Style/Color/Size, and also on an impromptu basis
when sales trends dictate changes to future forecasts. Work
closely with each account to develop and maintain size scales.

* Partner with sales to manage and prepare internal monthly
financial forecast, updating master spreadsheets at style
level. Maintain, analyze and adjust STD and MAC costs on a
quarterly basis to ensure quality costing forecast.

* Maintain markdown allowance tracking forms as needed by
division. Report and communicate variances to Account reps and
PEI management.

* Communicate with internal business partners (including design,
sourcing, purchasing, etc.) major changes in business strategy
and account needs.

* Partner with sales to build next year internal plans, six months
prior to beginning of year.

* Travel to accounts, as required by account/division.


SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

* High level of understanding of retail math, Excel and Word.

* Understanding of Open-to-buy

* Excellent written and oral communication skills.

* Ability to analyze problems and solve both financial and
merchandise issues.

* Be a self starter

* Ability to work in a team environment

* Ability to set priorities to accomplish task at hand.


REQUIREMENTS:

* 4 year college degree

* 5+ years experience in retail/wholesale buying/planning

ABOUT US:

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer,
distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's
and women's apparel, accessories and fragrances. The Company's
collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters,
dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear,
dresses and men's and women's swimwear is available through all
major levels of retail distribution.

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a
portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands,
including: Perry Ellis®, Original Penguin® by Munsingwear®,
Laundry by Shelli Segal®, Rafaella®, Cubavera®, Ben Hogan®,
Savane®, Grand Slam®, John Henry®, Manhattan®, Axist®, Jantzen®
and Farah®. The Company enhances its roster of brands by
licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike® and
Jag® for swimwear, and Callaway®, PGA TOUR®, and Jack Nicklaus®
for golf apparel.