Adecco Creative and Marketing Looking for OUTLET GLOBAL PLANNER at New York, New York Full Time

The Creative and Marketing team at Adecco is recruiting a Merchandise Planner for an ICONIC global fashion company!

Primary Purpose: The Planner oversees and centrally manages, forecasts and buys licensed categories globally in partnership with global merchandising, inventory planning and regional buying teams.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Merchandise Planning to…

• Global Planning & Forecasting
• Centrally forecasts sku plans for Licensed Categories globally (Sunwear, Watches & Fragrance)
• Manage OTB by channel in collaboration with business unit buying and inventory management team
• Lead buy reviews with Global and Business unit partners, highlighting sales and key investment strategies
• Conduct quarterly OTB reviews with Global and Business unit partners, highlighting sales and inventory position
• Recommend shipment re-routing, BU inventory sharing, and global chase opportunities based on early reads on newness sales or trend changes
• Create new models/reports and utilize existing tools to monitor sell-thru and help inform investment depth to optimize sales and mitigate inventory risk, all critical for strategic growth in these categories
• Global Sales Trend Analytics
• Provide analysis and reporting to identify global and regional product trends
• Report global best sellers assess success of newness launches, noting key variance by region
• Measure new trends, and apply them to short- and long-range product plans and projections
• Continuously leverage analysis, product trends, and productivity to inform global assortment
• Global Assortment Planning
• Provide seasonal, global financial framework for Outlet lifestyle categories to help inform optimal offer in partnership with merchandising
• Drive global investments against key product strategies across markets, leveraging strong business partnerships to influence business unit investment
• Build actionable strategies around risks and opportunities identified in the global business
• Other  
• Fosters effective teamwork and communication with key business partners (i.e., Global Merchandising, Supply Operations, Business Unit buying teams, Product Development)
• Becomes product expert in areas of responsibility

The accomplished individual will possess…

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Superior written, verbal communication skills to effectively communicate across all levels of management
• Strong initiative and agility to flex across shifting priorities
• Strong sense of teamwork to coordinate with many cross-functional partners
• High degree of accountability and attention to detail

An outstanding professional will have…

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 2-4 years of experience in planning and/or buying
• Retail experience (financial services, and consulting applicable)
• Excellent Microsoft Excel / technical skills; experience in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience with MicroStrategy or other BI reporting tools  

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