Assistant Planner, Luxury Handbags & OTB Forecasting

Saks Fifth Avenue Llc; Direct (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Basic life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee discount

Job summary

Exemplar Luxury Group, a luxury retailer, seeks an Assistant Planner to support planning and buying teams during pre- and in-season planning. You will work with your Planner to meet sales and profit targets for merchandise categories, coordinating with one or more buying teams.

You will assist with the development and execution of financial plans, assortment, and buy plans, including Open to Buy, receipt management, market prep, and merchandise analysis to drive growth.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or commensurate retail experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years in buying, planning or allocation capacity.
• Fundamental understanding of retail math and inventory management.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Familiar with Merchandising systems.

Responsibilities

• Supports in monthly OTB forecasts and presentation.
• Assists their Planner in developing pre-season sales, profit and inventory targets and identifies opportunities and liabilities in season.
• Maintains daily and weekly reports for the merchant team.
• Regularly analyze business at vendor, product category, and classification level and make recommendations to drive the business.
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors to align on business goals/needs.
• Work effectively with Buying, Planning, Category Growth, and Store Allocation teams.
• Prepare pre-market buy recommendations related to style breadth and unit depth by vendor and channel.
• Take on progressively increased responsibility and ownership of a piece of the business as you progress in your Assistant role.

Skills

Retail math

Analytical thinking

Education

Post-secondary education or commensurate retail experience

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Merchandising systems

Job description

Exemplar Luxury Group, a luxury retailer, seeks an Assistant Planner to support planning and buying teams during pre- and in-season planning. You will work with your Planner to meet sales and profit targets for merchandise categories, coordinating with one or more buying teams.

You will assist with the development and execution of financial plans, assortment, and buy plans, including Open to Buy, receipt management, market prep, and merchandise analysis to drive growth.