Full-Time Employee Planner, Retail Business, US-CA-San Francisco

Levi Strauss

Description


The purpose of this position is to drive our retail stores to profitable and sustainable growth by creating well-informed distribution plans which result in sales growth by store, category and style while delivering turn and volume goals.

• In this role, you will drive the Levi's retail division to profitable and sustainable growth by planning detailed sales and inventory volume, MMU dollars, unit volume & turn, by consumer segment and product category level based on history.
• Your pre-season responsibilities will include collaborating with merchants to develop plans for all consumer segments driving to Annual Financial Plan targets by leveraging historical data and creating appropriate department and classification plans; develop blueprints (line architecture) by SKU that ties back to the Annual Financial Plan. You will also review core models and amend based on business requirements
• In-season, we'll look to you to conduct a thorough weekly review of business w/merchant and distribution teams in order to monitor and react to business needs, manage an Open-to-Buy to maximize sales, inventory and turn and present financial forecast and supporting action plans at Monthly Business Reviews to management. You'll drive all product transitions related to inventory, timing, flow & reconciliation, RTVs, seasonal transfers to outlets, and monitor core models for opportunities and risks to sales and inventory plans.
• Forecast inventory on a monthly basis, to the style level for a rolling 12-month period. Ensure proper inventory levels are maintained by consistently reviewing weeks of supply, sell thru and trend.
• Post-season, it will be your job to analyze & publish historical reviews by department, sub-department & class in order to positively affect future seasons.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional teams (in addition to Merchandising and Distribution, with Product Management on unit forecast adjustments and reacting to trigger dates, Visual and Store Operations in communicating markdowns, Wholesale in communicating our 12-month unit forecasts and IT in development of new Planning tools).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (4+ years of combined college education and work experience may be substituted for a degree)
• Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of buying or merchandise planning experience in a retail environment
• Strong skills with Excel and knowledge of Business Objects

Additional Qualifications:
Critical to the job are excellent organization, prioritization and communication skills, with strong attention to detail. Able to shift gears quickly, work in an fast-paced environment and manage many SKUs. Exceptional team and collaboration skills are essential.

• Consistently display the ability to grow a store and consumer segment to classification resulting in a positive ROI for the business
• Full understanding of retail math
• Excellent organization, prioritization and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional team and collaboration skills

Posted by Mary