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Wholesale Planner - Calvin Klein
We're seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Wholesale Planner to be an active partner in managing the total lifecycle of our Women's Intimates wholesale business. This role is pivotal in preparing forecasts, evaluating performance, and leading the development of seasonal business plans to drive strategic initiatives and manage budgets effectively. Collaborating closely with sales, demand planning, operations, and wholesale account partners, you'll play a key role in achieving our financial and company goals.
Responsibilities:
Create seasonal strategies to drive division and brand objectives
Establish pre-season sales, inventory, markdown and margin plans with key retail partners
Analyze past performance to inform future strategies
Facilitate seasonal review of assortment productivity by style and distribution, and make recommendations for future growth
Participate in market meetings and business reviews to ensure key programs drive growth
Manage in season growth in partnership with wholesale accounts
Maintain seasonal Open-to-Buy (OTB: reforecast) and recommend adjustments based on performance
Manage and reforecast projections via excel based tools, including ladders, assortment plans and weekly performance trackers
Identify and track key strategies implemented by location and across assortment categories – communicate findings and work with teams quickly to react and impact trend
Evaluate KPI to assess sales and shipment risk/opportunity Lead quarterly margin settlement process and validate retailer records
Drive key initiatives and strategies through analytics, reports and tools, ensuring quantifiable results through structured approaches and rigorous analysis
Identify new opportunities and utilize standardized and automated reports, as well as in-depth ad hoc analysis
Quickly establish credibility with and develop effective relationships with key partners internally and externally
Cultivate a supportive, positive, collaborative, results-oriented work environment
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
3-5 years of experience in wholesale planning
Advanced proficiency in Excel, including advanced functions and Pivot Tables, and strong PowerPoint skills
Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment
Clear understanding of retail math and financial metrics, including sales, gross margin, and markup as well as cost accounting
Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex materials in an organized and compelling manner
Proficient in managing and analyzing data from multiple sources.
Ability to problem solve independently and collaborate effectively with key partners
Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with a high degree of ambiguity
Manage the business at point of sale and balance the needs of generating sales volume and maintaining profitability. Identify issues/ opportunities and strategies at an account, class/ style level. As a result, the retail analyst must weigh all options and make recommendations on future pricing strategies designed to maximize both of these concerns simultaneously
Must be able to work in a dynamic, ever changing environment with flexibility and foresight. Forward thinking, detail oriented & innovative traits necessary. Should have comfort working with standardized spreadsheets / reporting formats, but have the ability to create ad-hoc reporting to address problems as they arise
Needs to be able to meet the demands of a hectic, fast paced environment where priorities are changing frequently. In addition, this person needs to be comfortable juggling the needs and demands of multiple accounts, account executives, and departmental management. Minimal travel required for business
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Pay Range:$85,000 - $105,000
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.
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, consistent with applicable law and without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, 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 also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion, diversity and 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
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