Contract - Ecommerce Merchandise Planning

Job Description
ABOUT KENDO
Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.
Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is$103,654 - $129,568 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location.
The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab, Ole Henriksen.
Kendo Brands has a hybrid work model with three days in office and two days remote each week.
POSITION SUMMARY
The role of Manager, E-Comm Merchandise Planning, is to oversee all aspects of forecasting sales and inventory across multiple brands. The position offers, in addition to the duties in Merchandise Planning, a focus on developing analytical capabilities and direct influence on Inventory Management.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with key business partners on ways to mitigate forecast risks and capitalize on sales opportunities
• Prepare monthly forecast, providing sales trends, newness forecasts, and inventory needs; to be share with exec team in monthly forecast review meetings
• Collaborate with E-Comm partners to propose promotional and markdown strategies to maximize profitability
• Support the development of daily forecasts
• Partner with Cross-Functional teams to identify and develop analytical capabilities and potential tools to support the growth of the business
• Engage leadership through storytelling to highlight potential risks and opportunities to retail, wholesale, and inventory forecasts through strong storytelling
• Maintain a collaborative, innovative and results-oriented environment that aligns with other brand planning teams
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional teams and cross-channel teams. Build confidence and trust across all members of team. Clear, concise communication is key to the success of the brand.

• Continuously improve forecast techniques, methodology, and approach across entire Planning organization. Seek standardization opportunities in forecasting and reporting where appropriate.
• Drive structure in planning processes but allow for new ideas/processes to be proposed. Share best practices with other team members.
• Assist in creating cross channel/brand reports and materials for ad hoc requests. Periodically review total company rollup for accuracy and completeness.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5-7 years inventory planning experience; with ecomm or wholesale experience a plus
• BA, BS preferred
• Critical understanding of retail math (Comp., Margin, etc.) and how to influence metrics.
• Experience planning promotions and markdowns; with focus on ecommerce
• Experience managing multiple levels of Open-to-Buy (Top down/Bottoms up)
• Proficiency with MS Office, with advanced Excel skills
• Strong problem solving, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, often-changing environment.
• Ability to work independently as well as with cross functional teams.
• Flexible; team player