Director, Planning And Allocations (Vancouver, bc)

SKECHERS; Surrey; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in footwear and lifestyle products is seeking a Director of Allocations in Surrey, Canada. This role involves overseeing sales planning, building inventory strategies, and managing teams to drive product availability and maximize sales. Ideal candidates should have over 8 years of planning experience, strong leadership skills, and a Bachelor's Degree. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from CAD 150,000 to CAD 175,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of Retail Planning experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of Management experience.
• Advanced computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales to meet company objectives by overseeing sales planning.
• Manage seasonal merchandise strategies to maximize sales.
• Recruit and develop high-performance Planning and Allocation Team.

Skills

Strategic approach to business

Expert level knowledge of planning process

Exceptional critical and analytical skills

Pro-active in anticipating and problem solving

Superior presentation and communication skills

Strong leadership and team building skills

Strong organizational and time management skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel (pivot table, v-lookups)

Word

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers-the Comfort Technology Company®-has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Director of Allocations is responsible for driving sales to meet company objectives by overseeing all aspects of sales, planning, and forecasting in Canada. This role will collaborate with GMM on Strategic initiatives, long term planning and financial analysis and partner with other leaders to build systems, processes, and efficiencies.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build Sales and Inventory plans by Brand, Category, and Territory.
• Lead Planning team to develop and execute merchandise plans, forecasting, and ensuring product purchases adhere to plan.
• Ensure that we are delivering the right product to the right stores at the right time:
• communicate with other key members of Buying, Planning, and Allocations to deliver business goals by ensuring the product is available in the DC for distribution.
• Approve all plans for the OTB inventory, sales, and receipts based on company targets.
• Ensure Planners and Buyers manage to the OTB, and bulks based on planned and actualized sales, and monthly ending inventory targets.
• Regularly communicate current position, opportunities, and liabilities to executive team.
• Manage seasonal merchandise How strategies to maximize sales.
• Develop strong relationships between Planning, Merchandising, and Allocation to ensure great team work.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives to develop processes and systems to support accurate forecasting, replenishment, and allocations.
• Recruit and develop high-performance Planning and Allocation Team.
• Coach and counsel the Planning and Allocation team on a regular basis. Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continual feedback on performance.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Strategic approach to business. Fact based decision maker.
• Expert level knowledge of planning process and ability to teach the process
• Exceptional critical and analytical skills and ability to make qualitative assessments
• Pro-active in anticipating, trouble shooting, and creative problem solving
• Constantly push the business by determining new ways to improve processes, analyze data, and forecast future opportunities.
• Superior presentation and communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Ability to develop and maintain effective cross‑functional relationships and communication
• Ability to manage workflow within a very dynamic environment
• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Required travel: 10%-20%

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 8+ years of Retail Planning experience
• Minimum 5+ years of Management experience
• Advanced computer skills (Excel - pivot table/ v-lookups/etc., Word, Internet)

The pay range for this role is $150,000-$175,000/yr CAD.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Skechers is an equal opportunity employer and, as such, Skechers is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Skechers employs and treats any and all applicants and employees on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. No question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excusing an applicant from consideration for employment.

Reasonable Accommodation

I understand that Skechers makes reasonable accommodations for disabled employees if requested, unless to do so would pose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable legislation. It is your responsibility to notify Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation to fulfill the essential functions of your job.