Wholesale Planner

The Lacoste Group; New York, Northern (NY, KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lacoste is seeking a Wholesale Planner to manage 6-month Spring/Summer and 6-month Fall/Winter merchandise planning and SKU forecasts for Men’s, Women’s, Footwear, & Leather Goods.

In this role you will update seasonal forecasts, partner with VP of Sales and Wholesale Directors, and collaborate on store reviews, market appointments, and replenishment planning to drive profitable growth.

Qualifications

• Forecasting by SKU for seasonal lines and market projections.
• Cross-functional collaboration with VP of Sales, Wholesale Directors and Wholesale Controlling.
• Merchandise planning to align budgets and departmental targets.

Responsibilities

• Update seasonal forecasts regularly according to wholesale account projections and market launches.
• Collaborate with VP of Sales, Wholesale Directors, and Wholesale Controlling to develop seasonal merchandising plans by gender and category.
• Participate in department store market appointments to gather product feedback and needs for each store.

Skills

Forecasting

Merchandise planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacostecreates and liberates movement. Both universal and timeless, the brandtranscends cultures and generations, elevating the crocodile as a real sign.

An iconic French brand present in nearly 100countries, Lacoste stand out for its unique know-how in each of its areas ofexpertise, from garment factory to omnichannel distribution.

At Lacoste, elegance goes beyond style. Thiselegance guides all its actions and its social and environmental commitments.

Working at Lacoste is belonging to a communityof 8,500 employees on the move to build the future. Committed to making equalopportunities a reality and to revealing potential, the company brings togethertalents from all walks of life, embracing their differences.

Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands drivenby passionate people within the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant,Tecnifibre and the Kooples (http://mf-brands.com/).

The Wholesale Planner is responsible andaccountable for the 6-month Spring/Summer and 6-month Fall/Winter merchandiseplanning and forecast by Sku for all styles in the wholesale collection forMen’s, Women’s, Footwear, & Leather Goods.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Update seasonal forecastsregularly in accordance to wholesale account projections, project launches andseasonal orders during the start of market
• In partnership with VP of Sales, WholesaleDirectors, and Wholesale Controlling, develop seasonal merchandising sales plansby gender and category to align the budget
• Collaborate with WholesaleDirectors on department store reviews prior to market and seasonal forecastprojections.
• Participate in department storemarket appointments to gain product feedback and specific needs for eachdepartment store
• Manage all forecast projections bycustomer.
• Track wholesale order sell in vs.forecast to audit styles oversold by month and/or completely oversold andcommunicate all information to the wholesale sales team.
• Projectpermanent replenishment forecast and communicate to Supply Chain.
• Manage,analyze and Wholesale sellout data vs inventory on hand.
• Developand present recommended sku counts and class plans prior to each market launch.
• Partnerwith Wholesale Operations to cancel orders due to being oversold
• Beextremely vocal to highlight to senior management all red flags in terms ofplanning, forecast and any situations that arise
• Performall other duties as assigned and required to support the Wholesale, Finance andOps teams.
• Adhereto all global schedules and deadlines
• Monthlyanalysis & reporting of external agent commissions.