Luxury Retail Planning Assistant

Saks Fifth Avenue Llc; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Employee discount

Life insurance

Job summary

Exemplar Luxury Group in the United States seeks an Assistant Planner to support the planning and buying teams during pre- and in-season planning. You will assist with financial plans, assortment, and buy plans, and help manage Open to Buy, receipts, and market prep to drive sales and profitability.

Minimum 1-2 years in buying/planning, retail math fundamentals, and MS Excel proficiency are preferred. The role involves cross-functional collaboration and potential future ownership of a business

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 planner in developing pre-season sales, profit and inventory targets.
• Maintains daily and weekly merchant reports.
• Analyzes business by vendor, product category, and classification.
• Builds relationships with vendors to align on business goals.
• Collaborates with Buying, Planning, Category Growth, and Store Allocation teams.
• Prepares pre-market buy recommendations on style breadth and depth.
• Takes on increasing responsibility in the Assistant role.

Skills

Retail math

Inventory management

Analytical thinking

Education

Post-secondary education or commensurate retail experience

Tools

Excel

Merchandising systems

Job description

Exemplar Luxury Group in the United States seeks an Assistant Planner to support the planning and buying teams during pre- and in-season planning. You will assist with financial plans, assortment, and buy plans, and help manage Open to Buy, receipts, and market prep to drive sales and profitability.

Minimum 1-2 years in buying/planning, retail math fundamentals, and MS Excel proficiency are preferred. The role involves cross-functional collaboration and potential future ownership of a business