Inventory Planner (Remote) at Lands End Inc in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and communicate strategic PC to color plans and forecasts that support the merchandising, marketing and financial objectives and strategies of a division/category or customer


• Deliver early commits and pre-season projections


• Drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom-line profitability resulting in gross margin return on investment (GMROI) and inventory turn goals


• Analyze historical data, productivity and current trends to identify risks and opportunities.


• Provide key insights and recommendations to depth and timing of price cuts through product lifecycle


• Recap and analyze actual key financial metrics as they relate to plan (OTB) and LY


• Forecast in-season financial metrics and inventories on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis


• Actively evaluate business results, creating action steps and recommendations to ensure delivery of plan and maintain revised forecasts in system tools


• Collaborate with merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities


• Participate in company and brand initiatives as appropriate


• Communicate financial results, forecasts and action plans to manager and cross-functional team on a weekly basis


• Support a collaborative, innovative and results-oriented environment with peers and cross-functional team resulting in shared best practices globally


• Provide manager with timely feedback on personal development and training needs


• Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge


• Actively partner cross functionally to drive shared business goals and key outcomes
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required


• 3-4 years of experience as a Planner (end-to-end responsibilities) or equivalent


• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Possesses a clear understanding of financial measurements which could include: sales, gross margin, gross margin return on investment, weeks on hand, weeks of supply, etc. and how to positively impact these metrics


• Able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with peers and cross-functional teams


• Demonstrates strong listening and communication skills; able to present business strategies and action plans


• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities


• Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines


• Proficiency in using Item Planning, MFP, Business Objects, OBIEE, LE Mainframe, Excel and other required PC based packages


• Comfortable navigating Qlikview applications (Retail-BPT, RPT)

Inventory Planning