Associate Planner - Calvin Klein

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The Associate Planner develops, executes, and communicates strategic merchandise financial plans that support the company’s financial and assortment objectives. They strategically drive the business pre-season and in-season in order to maximize sales and margin, and optimize inventory.

Responsibilities

Pre-Season / In-Season Planning:

• Partner with merchandising to develop forecast for sales, margin, and inventory for both stores and ecommerce based off historical data and trends.
• Own Monthly Open-to-Buy (OTB) process by Department / category / season
• Monitor monthly performance to sales, inventory, margin and sell through targets
• Pre-meet with divisional leadership to gain consensus prior to monthly. Open to Buy meeting.
• Present at the monthly OTB meeting providing guidance to business leaders. Recommend strategic actions to maximize sales and margin, optimize inventory, and mitigate risk.
• Manage the receipt reconciliation process with buying team. Ensure that on order and committed receipts are delivering in time to support forecasts.
  
  

Strategy and Buy Review

• Review historical performance at the category and key item level. Present analysis by category, delivery/season and channel to merchants to understand prior performance and develop future goals.
• Pre-season, create department, category and season code plans by channel that support sales, gross margin, and inventory objective
• Provide receipt plans, margin and IMU goals, and flow strategies to merchants to drive assortment execution.
• Participate in buy review meeting with buyers. Present initial pre-season plans that support new assortment. Identify risks and opportunities relative to product, flow, and presentation.
• Partner closely with buyers to refine plans as assortments are finalized
• Determine depth, breadth and flow strategy of inventory by location/channel, with the intention of maximizing sales, margin and sell-through
• Analyze adjustments to style/color plans based on risks/opportunities, promotional events and business needs.
• Lock plans seasonally and ensure that any reforecasting of sales, margin, or inventory (based on changes in trends) is reflected as new assortments are delivered.
  
  

In-Season Business Management

• Analyze business performance to identify opportunities and mitigate risks to forecast, including recommending markdowns, and reflowing inventory as needed. Ensure that all decisions are based on historical data and/or current trends.
• Present “action points” to cross functional teams and gain consensus on business.
• Manage seasonal liabilities, inventory by channel, and recommend reflow of new deliveries as needed.
• Manage weekly promotions and develop markdown strategies to optimize sell-through and profitability.
• Partner with Inventory Planning team to ensure on time deliveries for floorset, as well as
• Perform independent analysis as needed
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 1.5 year of planning and/or allocation experience; 3 years of work experience; store experience a plus
• Has demonstrated experience in the following:
• Presenting, recommending strategies and building a business case
• Strategic forecasting for a multidimensional business
• Assuming additional areas of accountability successfully
• Influencing and negotiating at a variety of levels
• Possesses the ability to learn new systems and planning methodologies; develops new analyses to gain greater insight into the business; comprehension of large data sets
• Well-developed written/verbal communication skills, including presenting complex material in an organized and compelling manner
• Well-versed in planning and allocation systems, as well as advanced Microsoft Windows applications
  
  

This position is not available for sponsorship.

Pay Range:$80,000 - $90,000

PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH, We Offer Competitive, Cost-effective, And Comprehensive Benefit Packages. We Strive To Provide Options When It Comes To Your Health, Finances, And Work-life Balance. This Includes

• Pay & Insurance: Competitive pay, bonus programs, best in class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.
• 401(k): An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.
• Flexible Workplace: Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off, hybrid working arrangements, volunteer opportunities, seasonal hours, and flexible work schedules.
• Wellbeing Support: A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.
• Care.com Services: Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.
• Education Assistance: Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.
• Associate Discount: Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.
  
  

Please note, eligibility depends on employment status, location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH .   

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about our commitments to Inclusion & Diversity here.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.

To achieve these goals, across the United States and its territories, PVH prohibits any PVH employee, agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicant’s current or prior wages, salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly, applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH.