Ecommerce Assortment Planner

Marc Fisher Footwear; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k with match

Paid holidays

Summer Fridays

Paid time off

Life insurance

Employee discount

Pet insurance

Job summary

Marc Fisher Footwear seeks an Ecommerce Assortment Planner to partner with Merchants on pre-season and in-season plans to align sales and inventory strategies. The role reports to the Planning Manager and is based in our NYC office, with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office/2 days WFH).

The candidate will lead preseason and in-season planning, analyze results, and drive profitability through SKU and style planning, pricing strategies, and stock management for our fashion footwear brands.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of merchandise planning experience.
• Vertical Retail background is a must.
• Experience in ecommerce is required.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize business performance into key highlights, root cause analysis and action plans.

Responsibilities

• Create preseason sales, margin and inventory plans by department, class, style and color.
• Analyze previous quarter results and identify missed sales and growth drivers.
• Summarize opportunity and risk of a product plan with financial metrics.
• Recommend style count, SKU count and projected units and flow of goods.
• Develop and present financial strategy for growth or diminishment in quarterly meetings.
• Provide daily/weekly updates on forecasts and trends; manage season-to-date performance.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Ecommerce experience

Vertical retail

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Problem-solving

Performance synthesis

Job description

Marc Fisher Footwear is hiring a Ecommerce Assortment Planner to collaborate with Merchants on pre season and in season plans to align sales and inventory strategies.

This role will report to the Planning Manager and be based from our NYC office and work on a hybrid schedule, 3 days in office/2 days WFH.

PRESEASON

• Create preseason sales, margin and inventory plans by department, class, style, and color. Analyze and report on previous quarter results; identify “missed sales” and growth drivers over prior year
• Summarize the opportunity and risk of a product plan as it relates to trend and financial metrics: initial mark-up, average unit retail, average unit cost, net margin dollars/rate.
• Recommend style count, sku count and own projected units and flow of goods for optimal results.
• Independently develop and present the financial strategy associated with growth and diminish categories in quarterly investment review meetings.
• Effectively communicate support for style level buys as it relates to current trend, historical findings, or related categories.

IN SEASON

• Provide daily and weekly updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends, and highlighting selling that exceeds or falls short of expectation.
• Prepare sales, margin and inventory forecast and lead team in monthly OTB forecast meetings for current year; provide sales trend opportunity for future quarters, validate stock-to-sales relationships, maximize receipt flow to improve turn, reconcile receipts and suggest pricing strategies to drive profitability.
• Generate and manage style level weekly unit sales plans in season to inform total department sales expectation by week/month/quarter and identify styles contributing to a +/- to forecast.
• Propose markdown and promotional strategies to maximize profitability on the life of an item or category; provide pricing and margin dollar gain/loss scenarios.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of merchandise planning experience; a total of 6-8 years of related experience in allocation, merchandising, financial planning, strategy or business analytics
• Vertical Retail background is a must
• Experience in ecommerce is required
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize business performance into key highlights, root cause analysis and action plans.

Benefits Include:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision offerings
• 401k Plan with company match
• 15+ Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• 15 PTO days
• Company paid life insurance at 2x salary
• Employee Discount
• Pet Insurance
• Salary range $90,000 - 110,000 based on experience

Company Overview:

Established in 2005, Marc Fisher Footwear company is a leading full-service, product-driven fashion footwear company with knowledge and expertise in design, sales, sourcing, distribution and marketing – all with dedicated and strategic direction for each brand within the portfolio, which includes GUESS, G by Guess, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Earth, Calvin Klein, Hunter Boots, Rockport, Bandolino, indigo rd., Unisa, Kenneth Cole Men’s, and Easy Spirit along with the namesake brands – Marc Fisher and Marc Fisher LTD.

Our diverse portfolio of globally recognized brands – available domestically and internationally via wholesale and retail channels – consistently meets the widest range of consumers’ fashion footwear needs, from classic to contemporary, sport to dress, men’s to women’s. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with showrooms in New York City, Marc Fisher Footwear is sold worldwide through department stores, specialty stores and e-commerce channels.

Marc Fisher Footwear is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled.