Associate Planner

ALDO Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aldo Group is seeking a Planner to support North America growth through sales planning, inventory management, and assortment strategy, aligned with financial targets. This role manages in‑season and future planning of sales, markdown, and profit/contribution, reporting to the Director of Planning.

Responsibilities include coordinating global purchasing to meet markets, executing plans to meet goals, resolving supply issues, tracking KPIs monthly, and optimizing product flow to maximize sales

Qualifications

• Minimum 2/3 years in a wholesale or retail buying position.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information.
• Strong Excel Skills with the ability to use Excel to analyze large volumes of data.
• Perform work independently on a large volume of simultaneous projects.
• Excellent prioritization skills, process optimization and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, accuracy and discipline to check work output.
• Exhibit good knowledge of business operations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present business conclusions to management teams.
• Ability to partner effectively and work with cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the Global purchasing process to ensure on‑time deliverables to all markets, while striving to have better business understanding and increased efficiencies.
• Execute purchasing plans to meet Sales and Operating goals.
• Recommend resolutions to resolve supply issues to maximize on‑time delivery.
• Executes tracking and adjustments in response to a variety of supply and demand inputs.
• Analyze the global buys against production requirements to achieve maximum sales with minimal inventory exposure.
• Works with Sourcing to manage delivery issues and communicates all relevant issues to all parties involved.
• Execute decisions that have been made on product flow to support inventory management objectives and to satisfy customer requirements.
• Monthly reporting of KPIs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Independent work

Prioritization

Organization

Detail-oriented

Business operations

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

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Company: The Aldo Group Inc / Le Groupe Aldo Inc.

About the ALDO Group

Specializing in stylish and accessible footwear, handbags, and accessories, the ALDO Group has been around for more than 50 years. With over 1,500 stores in more than 100 countries, we operate under two signature brands, ALDO and Call It Spring, and we are the core footwear partner for Sperry in North America. The ALDO Group is also an industry-recognized wholesale licensed partner, specializing in the design, sourcing, and distribution of fashion footwear, handbags, and accessories. Our diverse portfolio includes household brands such as ROXY, Brooks Brothers, Ted Baker, Hunter, and G.H.BASS. In addition to our head office in Montreal, the ALDO Group maintains international offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.aldogroup.com .

Enjoy meaningful recognition, flexible work options, great on‑site perks, generous discounts, and the pride of being part of a brand that leads with people, the planet, and its partners at heart.

Overview

The Planner is responsible for supporting the growth of Aldo North America through sales planning and inventory management. This role will help manage the in‑season and future planning of sales, markdown, and profit/contribution, with an additional focus on inventory management and assortment strategy, aligned with the financial target. This role reports to the Director of Planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates the Global purchasing process to ensure on‑time deliverables to all markets, while striving to have better business understanding and increased efficiencies.
• Execute purchasing plans to meet Sales and Operating goals.
• Recommend resolutions to resolve supply issues to maximize on‑time delivery.
• Executes tracking and adjustments in response to a variety of supply and demand inputs.
• Analyze the global buys against production requirements to achieve maximum sales with minimal inventory exposure (i.e., dropped styles, minimum buy management).
• Works with Sourcing to manage delivery issues (i.e., delays, constraints) and communicates all relevant issues to all parties involved.
• Execute decisions that have been made on product flow to support inventory management objectives and to satisfy customer requirements.
• Monthly reporting of KPIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 2/3 years in a wholesale or retail buying position.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information.
• Strong Excel Skills with the ability to use Excel to analyze large volumes of data.
• Perform work independently on a large volume of simultaneous projects.
• Excellent prioritization skills, process optimization and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, accuracy and discipline to check work output.
• Exhibit good knowledge of business operations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present business conclusions to management teams.
• Ability to partner effectively and work with cross functional teams.

Building a culture of belonging

We firmly believe that the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities is a fundamental strength of the ALDO Group. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and equitable work environment where everyone can reach their full potential and find their fit.