What are the responsibilities and job description for the WHOLESALE PLANNER position at L'AGENCE?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary
The Wholesale Planner will be responsible for facilitating business growth for the Wholesale Division (focusing largely on Department stores) through analysis of merchandising selling, OTB, monthly sales forecasts, sales / stock, & profitability.
Examples of Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work closely with Senior Director of Merchandise Planning to develop top-down financial plans & strategies by account – owning sales, margin & inventory planning
- Work in partnership with Account Executive to help develop overall account strategy – category plans, stock / sales plans, door plans
- Work in partnership with Senior Director of Merchandise Planning and Account Executive to build retailer plans to support sales & inventory projections that align with overall company objectives
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to provide detailed overview of business performance by account
- both top line as well as store-level
- Manage in-season account stock and sales plans by reviewing previous month actuals, re-projecting plan, and conducting analyses on inventory / sales
- Identify opportunities based on analytics; collaborate with cross functional teams to develop action plans
- Project & monitor monthly replenishment program by SKU
The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different position and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
Qualifications
Physical Requirement :
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and / or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
