JOB SUMMARY

The Planning role at Tory Burch is responsible for analyzing and forecasting the business for multiple divisions to create seasonal buys and allocation strategies. This individual maintains the monthly divisional OTB and is able to speak to both pre season and in season plans. To excel in the position this person must have excellent retail math and analytical skills, established planning experience, have creative problem solving skills, and enjoy working in a fast paced highly collaborative environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Forecasting and Analysis

• Develop annual sales, gross margin, receipt and inventory plans to ensure that financial objectives align with product opportunities.

• Utilize historical data and current trends to capitalize on new opportunities and identify risks.

• Develop supporting strategic business plans.

• Partner with Buying to maintain a promotional calendar providing guidance on key/peak weeks.

• Build Store Level Plans in Total to align with Merchandise Financial Plans

• Ensure store or account financial plans and product plans match and are well thought out by store and product category.

• Analyze $/sq ft of sales and productivity of stores; recommend product shifts based on learnings to maximize sales.

• Analyze sales and ensure allocation strategies are properly executed to support weekly sales targets.

• Complete SKU forecasts in conjunction with buying team. Align detailed forecasts with merchandise financial plans by month.

• Partner with Buying on assortment strategies based on hindsight analysis.

Open-to-Buy/ Inventory Management

• Maintain monthly OTB, reforecast sales, margin, receipts and inventory on a monthly basis. Speak to changes and variances.

• Communicate the state of the business in weekly meetings and monthly OTB meetings. Recommend strategic actions to maximize sales and margin, optimize inventory, and mitigate risk.

• Ensure that on-order and committed receipts are delivering on time to support forecasts. Identify risks and drive action plans. Recommend “chasing” or “reflowing” receipts as appropriate.

• Analyze store productivity. Make recommendations to better manage FOH and BOH capacities.

• Weekly / daily door level plans – Support KPI reporting by Door

Weekly/Monthly Business Management

• Communicate state of the business to cross-functional and corporate teams with in season action plans to drive sales.

• Analyze store stock levels and present “action points” for the management of inventory and receipts.

• Work with cross functional team and stores to create transfers and as needed to drive sales.

• Create and maintain reports for the team as needed.

• Work closely with Store Operations and the distribution center on allocation strategies

• Maintain JDA Allocation Attributes and insure team utilizes the proper store allocation strategies

• Lead direct report(s) in assessing and executing exceptions for in-season replenishment.

• Allocates products to stores

  
  

Pricing Management

• Ensure the correct prices flow from IPT to Raymark.

• Update China price master file on weekly basis.

EDUCATION & PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Strong Analytical and Business acumen

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

• Experienced with Planning and Merchandising applications

• Collaborative ability to lead and motivate team

• Strong organizational skills and excellent communication skills

• Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills

• Approx. 3 years’ experience working in a planning, buying or merchandising function

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• Detail Oriented

• Adaptive

• Collaborative

• Client and Brand focus

• Functional Expertise

上班地址：南京西路1717号会德丰广场3301室