Associate Planner

Guess?, LLC.; Vega del Codorno; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k plan

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Job summary

GUESS?, LLC is seeking an Associate Planner to support product strategy and assortment development, aiming to meet financial goals. The role emphasizes forecasting, inventory planning and collaboration with Buying and Allocation teams to optimize merchandise buy quantities and store allocations.

The department is analytically driven, with a focus on seasonal planning and cross-functional engagement. Base salary and company benefits reflect corporate standards at the Los Angeles HQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 0-2 years of experience.
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance to achieve goals.
• Review weekly/monthly sales and re-project in-season sales and inventories.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team on replenishment styles.
• Assist in presenting forecasted sales and inventory plans.
• Plan inventory levels to maximize sales.
• Monitor sales and inventory to ensure optimal store assortments.
• Analyze OTB and adjust orders, pricing or markdown strategies as needed.
• Develop seasonal strategies.
• Ensure financial success of departments by meeting targets.
• Create pre-season sales and inventory plans by department, class and style.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory planning

Sales analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Store communications

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

POSITION TITLE:

Associate Planner

POSITION PURPOSE:

Assists the development, planning, execution and communication of a product strategy and assortment that meets or exceeds financial goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Monitor performance to achieve goals.
• Review actual sales performance weekly/monthly, then re-project in-season sales and inventories on a weekly/monthly basis and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team on basic replenishment styles to optimize sales and inventory.
• Assist in presenting forecasted sales and inventory plans.
• Plan inventory levels to maximize sales.
• Monitor sales and inventory to ensure optimal store assortments.
• Analyze OTB and take action as necessary by reviewing sales and inventory against financial goals, and recommending changes to future order quantities, deliveries, pricing or markdown strategies.
• Develop seasonal strategies.
• Ensure the financial success of one or more departments by developing plans that meet or exceed targets (sales, gross margin and inventory turn goals).
• b) Create pre-season sales and inventory plans by department, class and style, and recognize risks and opportunities within a plan.
• Effectively communicate with stores to address individual store needs.
• Ensure optimal new store assortment plans and proper inventory levels.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

0-2 Years

About the Department:

The GUESS?, LLC Merchandise Planning department is looking for a fashion forward and business savvy individual to join their highly analytical and fashion intuitive team. All GUESS?, LLC Planners diligently examine past style and classification performance, forecast the future, and manage inventory levels. Planners work closely with the Buying and Allocation teams to help optimize merchandise buy quantities and store allocations. The dynamic nature of Planning not only ensures constant cross-functional engagement, but also the ability to witness firsthand how your projections translate into tangible business success.

Location - City, Region or Area

Corporate - Los Angeles, CA

Location

LA - World Headquarters

Salary Minimum

$72,384.00

Salary Maximum

$75,000.00

• Base salary will be determined on various factors, including but not limited to, market data, internal equity, relevant background, and experience for the specified role. GUESS? Corporate employees are eligible for benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, tuition reimbursement, PTO, on-site gym, employee discounts and more!