Luxury Retail Planning Strategist

toryburch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tory Burch is seeking a Planner, Retail Planning to analyze and forecast the North America Retail business through strategic merchandise planning, controlled inventory management, and clear reporting. Maintain monthly and yearly OTB, review plans, identify risks and opportunities, and drive action plans.

Collaborate with the buying team to ensure the assortment supports sales targets. The role requires 4+ years in planning or finance, strong retail math and analytical skills, excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
• 4+ years of experience in planning or finance.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with planning and business reporting applications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain monthly and yearly OTB, including reforecasting sales, margin, receipts and inventory.
• Review plans and forecasts, identify risks and opportunities, and drive action plans.
• Communicate the state of the business in weekly meetings and monthly OTB meetings.
• Recommend strategic actions to maximize sales & margin, optimize inventory, and mitigate risk.
• Ensure that on-order and committed receipts are delivering on time to support forecasts.
• Recommend chasing or reflowing receipts as appropriate.
• Pre-Season: Create annualized financial plans for select category/categories that ladders up to merch plan.
• In-Season: Review and manage Key Item planners weekly; report on performance.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Tory Burch is seeking a Planner, Retail Planning to analyze and forecast the North America Retail business through strategic merchandise planning, controlled inventory management, and clear reporting. Maintain monthly and yearly OTB, review plans, identify risks and opportunities, and drive action plans.

Collaborate with the buying team to ensure the assortment supports sales targets. The role requires 4+ years in planning or finance, strong retail math and analytical skills, excellent