Wholesale Operations & Business Analytics Associate, Nationals & Specialty

Lilly Pulitzer; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly Pulitzer in King of Prussia, PA is seeking a Wholesale Operations & Business Analytics Associate who will partner with the Signature team to manage inventory, POs, returns, credits, and account service requests across SignatureAccounts.

You will analyze shipments, monitor POs, support credit operations, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to optimize gross profit and ensure timely order processing.

Qualifications

• A four-year college degree is preferred.
• 2–3 years of experience in Wholesale Operations, Inventory Management, Order Operations, or similar apparel industry roles.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, organizational, and communication skills are necessary.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and influencing outcomes.
• Systems-oriented mindset is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Triangulate sales, fulfillment, order management and margin to drive sales and gross profit.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of inventory and product.
• Manage shipments and orders to distribution channels to hit sales targets and maximize gross profit.
• Collaborate with Fulfillment Center on shipping issues and attend weekly meetings as needed.
• Provide weekly visibility into Total Company inventory through reporting.

Skills

Wholesale Operations

Inventory Management

Order Operations

Analytical Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration

Communication

Education

Four-year college degree preferred

Tools

EDI Systems

Job description

Lilly Pulitzer

Job Type:

Regular

Brand Strategy

Our Brand mission is to inspire confidence and optimism, inviting everyone to shine bright and stand out.

Our Brand vision statement is: “Create Your Sunshine, A Resort State of Mind”.

Our Brand Equities are: Casual Glamour, Sunny & Spirited, and Charmingly Disarming.

Job Description

About the Position

TheWholesale Operations & BusinessAnalyticsAssociateis responsible forworking with theManager of Signaturealong with others in the department, toassistwith managing inventory, purchase orders, returns, credits, and account service requests across allSignatureAccounts.

TheAssociateis responsible forhaving extensive knowledge of company inventory, the shipment of product to allSignatureaccounts, monitoring POs and communicating their impacts on the business, executing order maintenance functions that support the needs of the business and supporting the credit operations for the company. TheAssociate must be able to collaborate effectively and foster highly productive working interactions with colleagues in cross functional areas of the company. This position is critical tointegratea variety of functions at Lilly Pulitzer.

A day in the life…

• The Associate should focus on the triangulation of sales, fulfillment, ordermanagementand margin to drive sales and gross profit

• The Associate will need to have extensive knowledge of company inventory andproduct.

• The Associate should work withthe Manager of Signatureto manage productshipments and orders to theappropriate distributionchannels in a way that achieves salestargetsandoptimizestotalcompanygross profit.

• The Associate must also interact with the Fulfillment Center team on all shippingissuesas necessary. This may include attending weekly shipping meetings,monitoringseasonal changes tothe shipping priority system and transitdays, andcommunicating any non-standard shipping requests related to events or marketing promotions.

• The Associate must provide visibility into Total Company inventory on a weekly basis through reporting distributions.

• Perform order maintenance functions for allSignature accounts. Thismayincludere-allocation of units due to shortages, transit day and lead time changes, and reorder entry.

• Serve as the liaison to communicate all operational and merchandise information to distribution teams. This includes, but is not limited to,shipping schedules, fast tracks and any changes to seasonal merchandise offering, inventory information, and reorder opportunities that achieve total company gross profit and full pricesellthrough.

• Own the setupofnewSignatureaccounts upon receipt of a completed credit application and signedtermsagreement. This includes entering all pertinent information in the required fields.

• Own theset upofnew term codes as needed for non-standard selling terms as approvedonthe Non-Standard Terms Document.

• Apply credits toSignatureaccounts’ open balances. This includes revenue share credits and corporate gift card redemption credits.

• Use Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to upload orders, process POs timely (30 daysprior to start ship date), review POs against bulk orders thoroughly for non-standard variances and communicate changes to appropriate parties, and ensure all variances are reconciled before releasing the POs to be shipped.

• Wholesale Reporting

• Analyze and roll up monthly and seasonal bookings performance for Signature accounts

• Prepare and report OTB for upcoming market and track results

• Monitor performance against sales plans and key performance indicators for Signature accounts

• Relay important style opportunities to key partners

• In Market Support

• Support in-market and pre-market initiatives as it relates totracking ofspecial orders and requests fromSignature accounts

• Playa large rolein planning market for Signature Stores

• Note, associates may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific functions that are listed

Qualifications for the Position

• Afour-year college degree is preferred

• 2 – 3 years of experience in WholesaleOperations, Inventory Management, Order Operations, or similar apparel industry roles.

• Strongquantitative, analytical, organizational,andcommunication skills are necessary.

• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and influencing outcomes

• Systems-oriented mindsetis preferred

Doing Our Part

As acompanywe commit to corporate social responsibility.We believe in doing the right thing for our people, the places we work, and our planet.Webelieve in a respectful and inclusive workplace.We recognize the importance of serving the communities where our employees work and live.We arecognizantof the impact that our operations can have on the environment and actively explore and pursueenvironmentally friendlyprocesses throughout our business.This position is expected to contribute to the advancement of these principles.

A Little More to Know…

• This position is classified as full-time salaried; it is exempt and is not eligible for overtime.This position is eligible for standard company benefits.

• This position isrequiredtomaintaina structured hybrid work schedule based out of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. This hybrid schedule, which includes work done in the King of Prussia Office as well as your HomeOfficewill bedeterminedby your supervisor.

• The position requires some domestic travelto Retail stores.

• Given the seasonality of the business, this position may require flexible,additionalworking hours during peak periods.

• This position is expected to collaborate effectively with other individuals in alignment with our Core Values and Core Leadership Qualities.

• This position requires compliance with Lilly Pulitzer policies and a detailed Code of Conduct as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

• This position is reviewed annually.

Lilly Pulitzer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, lawful off-duty use of marijuana, any other characteristic protected by law, or any combination of two or more of the characteristics listed here.

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