Planner, Margin

Lululemon Athletica; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the yoga-inspired apparel sector seeks a Global Merchandise Planning Analyst in Vancouver. This role focuses on financial stewardship related to sales, inventory, and margin, optimizing data for insights and supporting growth initiatives. The ideal candidate should possess strong planning experience and excel in analytical tasks with exceptional Excel skills.

Benefits

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Savings and retirement plan matching

Parenthood top-up

Extensive catalog of development course offerings

People networks and mentorship programs

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Planning experience or progressive financial analysis and reporting experience.
• Detail oriented & analytical.
• Effective communication skills (written & verbal).

Responsibilities

• Owns IMU reporting and analytics process.
• Delivers Ad Hoc reporting as necessary.
• Optimizes analysis and provides recommendations.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

College certificate or University degree in Commerce or Business Administration

Job description

Who we are

lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.

About this team:

Global Merchandise Planning supports the Planning &Allocation fuction by being the financial stewards of the Product area. Our team has the eagle-eye view of all planning for Lululemon. We work cross-functionally with Merchandising, Mainline Planning, FP&A, Sourcing, and Product Ops, to provide a company-level view of our growth plans as it relates to Sales, Inventory, and Margin

A day in the life:

This position is responsible for the execution of Initial Mark Up (IMU) reporting and analysis, Markdown & Discount analysis and reporting and includes the optimization and organization of data sets relating to sales and margin.

• Owns all areas of the IMU reporting and analytics process. - Leverages existing systems, tools, and data to prepare insights and discovery around IMU, Markdowns & Discounts
• Elevates existing reports and tools to optimize analysis, and provide recommendations for next steps helping to identify and drive financial results that maximize IMU
• Exhibit initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize potential in all IMU areas
• Delivers Ad Hoc reporting as necessary

Qualifications:

• College certificate or University degree is required, preferably in Commerce or Business Administration
• 3-5 Years of Planning experience or progressive financial analysis and reporting experience
• Expert knowledge of Excel is required
• Excellent team player as well as the ability to work independently.
• Effective communication skills (written & verbal) & extremely organized, thorough and able to prioritize
• Detail orientated & analytical
• Results oriented – strong sense of motivation
• Self directed problem solver, proactive and resourceful
• Capable of effective multiple demand management from a variety of sources and adapts well to change.
• Ability and willingness to accept and provide feedback.

Must haves:

• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
• Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

Additional Notes
Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

Compensation and Benefits Package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from $96,800-$127,100 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

This role is classified as I n-Person under our SSC

In-Person

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. Lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that Lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.