Job Title: Location Planner Direct Retail
Location: Beaverton, Or
Duration: 7 Months Contract
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Planning team is responsible for ensuring every consumer can access the product they want when they want it. We are revolutionizing how planning is done across the organization by ensuring Consumer Demand is Company Demand.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We're looking for a Location Planning professional that will focus on the Direct business in North America. This role will deliver location plans in collaboration with key cross-functional, geo and territory partners. The candidate needs to have strong retail acumen and experience, as well as leadership and influencing skills.
You can build hypothesis & data driven analysis, translating insights into action through problem solving and critical thinking skills. You possess a deep understanding of marketplace, product and inventory planning with actions that are grounded in qualitative research, data and insights to support your view. You are a great collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization with both upstream and downstream functions. Using your strong financial and commercial acuity, you show good judgment in making decisions and problem solving.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?
" Work with the Planning teams, the Field Organization, and the broader Retail teams to develop in-depth, accurate and detailed strategic and tactical plans to maximize revenue and profitability by store while leveraging analytics, technology, data and cross-functional input.
" Participate in the development of annual financial budgets at a store level.
" Manage the new store planning process.
" Manage and maintain stores at operationally efficient capacities through review and adjustment to Sales, Inventory & Sell Through.
" Analyze historical data and current trends to identify both current and future opportunities to elevate the business at a store level.
" Collaborate with key business partners to develop a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and/or product opportunities by store.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?
You will work both within the Planning function and across the broader cross-functional organization, partnering closely with Marketplace/Consumer, Merchandise Financial Planning, Assortment Planning, Allocation, Merchandising, Finance, Marketplace Operations, Store Operations, and the Field Organization among others to deliver store financial business targets both pre-season and in-season.
MUST-HAVE
" Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Business or related subject area.
" 5+ years experience in retail, planning, allocation and/or product management.
" Strong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales, Open-To-Buy, ST%, WOS, Inventories (marketplace + DC), Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcome.
" Outstanding written/verbal communication, analytical capabilities and attention to detail.
" Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
NICE-TO-HAVE
" Strong ability to influence & work constructively with others by communicating effectively. Listens actively and contributes to advance the conversation.
" Ability to collate and understand relevant market data that integrates and informs the Location Financial Plans; assessing risk and solving problems to deliver business results.
" Solution oriented approach.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS
" 2 years additional experience in lieu of degree.
" 5 years in a Leadership Role in Retail Stores may be substituted in lieu of planning experience.