Retail Planner responsible for developing strategic plans to ensure optimal product availability at apparel manufacturer. Collaborating with various teams to maximize sales and minimize excess inventory.
Responsibilities
Develop pre-season sales, gross margin, and inventory plans that align with product strategies.
Collaborate with buyers, merchandisers, sales, and distribution teams to monitor and react to business needs.
Forecast future sales and inventory needs based on historical data, current trends, and market conditions.
Lead the analysis of sales data, inventory levels, and market trends to develop and execute replenishment strategies in collaboration with the retailer’s inventory planner.
Participate in seasonal planning meetings, aligning product distribution plans with broader marketing and sales initiatives to ensure cohesive execution.
Regularly present in-depth sales and inventory data analyses to retail partners in collaboration with sales, ensuring that their needs are met and addressing any issues related to product availability with solutions.
Monitor sales performance against plans, identifying underperforming areas and support the development of strategic marketing initiatives to enhance product performance.
Collaborate with sales, design, production, marketing, and finance teams to ensure that retail planning strategies are aligned with overall business objectives and effectively executed.
Support initial sell-in volumes for new product launches, identifying key customers and doors, with a focus on ensuring that monthly updates are accurate and strategically aligned with market demands.
Manage the OTB budget to ensure balanced inventory levels.
Present detailed weekly, monthly, and seasonal reports on key performance indicators (KPIs), including sales, margin, inventory levels, and turn rates, providing actionable insights to senior management for strategic decision-making.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree with 5+ years relevant work experience; 4+ years of equivalent work experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree
Experience with major retail partners, particularly in a planning capacity
Familiarity with retail planning software
Ability to analyze and interpret sales data, market trends, and performance metrics to make informed decisions
Proficiency in predicting future sales and inventory needs based on historical data, market trends and conditions.
Ensuring accuracy in inventory management and sales planning.
Familiarity with retail planning software and tools.
Efficiently managing multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.
Benefits
Gildan is committed to ensuring that everyone, across every background and identity, feels respected, supported, and able to thrive
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