PLANNER - Retail Experience Needed

SaraMax Apparel Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company-paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Saramax Apparel Group in New York City seeks a Retail Planning professional to create and maintain financial POS plans for a major retailer and support Walmart planning and forecasting. You will identify trends, opportunities and risks that drive business decisions and help maximize sales and performance through ongoing forecasting.

The role requires strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; a Bachelor’s degree is preferred and prior apparel industry experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 3 years of retail planning experience.
• Understanding of budgeting, planning and projection processes.
• Previous experience in the retail/apparel industry strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain financial POS plans for a major retailer.
• Partner on Walmart planning and forecasting, including sales and POS analysis.
• Identify, track and analyze sales metrics that impact the business.
• Identify trends, opportunities and risks that will drive business decisions.
• Support ongoing forecasting and planning to help maximize sales and business performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain financial POS plans for a major retailer
• Partner on Walmart planning and forecasting, including sales and POS analysis
• Identify, track and analyze sales metrics that impact the business
• Identify trends, opportunities and risks that will drive business decisions
• Support ongoing forecasting and planning to help maximize sales and business performance

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 years of retail planning experience
• Understanding of budgeting, planning and projection processes
• Previous experience in the retail/apparel industry strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to manage deadlines effectively

BENEFITS & SALARY

• $75,000–$90,000 salary, commensurate with experience
• Bonus eligible; bonus is discretionary
• Generous company-paid holidays and paid time off

ABOUT SARAMAX APPAREL GROUP

With innovative business strategies, a strong pulse on trends and thoughtful strategic planning, Saramax Apparel Group has been a global leader across categories of the intimate apparel industry for more than 40 years. Headquartered in New York City, we provide design and product development services to a variety of national and international retailers.

The Saramax team designs, sources, manufactures and distributes high-quality, fashionable products that reflect current market trends. Our in-house technical designers continuously adopt the latest development and design processes to meet the demands of an ever-changing marketplace.