Associate Planner, International Joint Venture
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Job Location:
Manhattan Beach, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 70000 - 80000
Posted on:
16 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Headquartered in Southern California Skechersthe Comfort Technology Companyhas spent over 30 years helping men women and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do driving the development of stylish high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
To support the Joint Venture team providing constructive analysis and direction to Merchandisers & JV Partners at the total/gender/division/outsole/style/sku level. The Associate Planner is responsible for analyzing countrys historical sales and inventory to ensure optimal quarterly/seasonal assortments identify/react to in-season misses/opportunities and communicating/executing strategies at the business channel level (Normal stores-Retail/Franchisees/Wholesale Outlet stores- Retail/Franchisees/Wholesale and Ecommerce).
WHAT YOULL DO:
- Partner with JV team focusing intensely on data integrity (sales inventory AUR discount % etc) for each business channel
- Partner with JV team regarding sales budget/target projected door count sku plans in order to plan sales and forecast inventory levels based on weekly/monthly/quarterly sales results
- Plans pre-season (via quarterly recaps assortment audits) and maintains in-season data (via monthly OTB) by reviewing sales skus inventory and identifying opportunities and risks at the gender/category/division/style/sku level
- Analyze booking reports to identify opportunity and make projections at the divisional level per channel
- Provides constructive analysis of monthly/quarterly recaps at the business channel level by country
- Partner with Merchandisers and JV team to communicate quarterly recaps inventory levels and months of supply
- Take initiative to hold conference calls with the JV team on a monthly/quarterly basis or as needed
- Work closely with Merchandisers on key initiatives providing recaps where necessary
- Ensure business needs are being met and execute planning calendar where necessary
- Liason and work closely with IT to identify systems automate reports continuous development and refining of planning systems and tools (reporting enhancements)
- Drive execution on multiple business plans and projects and propose solutions whereas necessary with minimal direction
- Participate in company and brand initiatives as appropriate
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Bi-Annual Global Conferences (normal work schedule will be extended; so will need to be flexible on working hours)
WHAT YOULL BRING:
Ability to work on-site
Excellent knowledge of systems such as Apropos Meta Cube MicroStrategy and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel- advanced user Word Outlook PowerPoint Access)
Strong analytical skills
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to be flexible and work in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities
Excellent communication presentation organizational skills
Proactive assertive takes initiative to drive business and think outside of the box
Product and systems knowledge
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors Degree
2 years planning/analyst experience
The pay range for this role is $70000-$80000/yr USD.
About Skechers
Skechers a global Fortune 500 company developsand markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear apparel and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores e-commerce and digital stores and through our more than 5300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe inclusive and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race color religion gender gender identification and expression national origin marital status age disability genetic information military status sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic established by local state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified for the job position to perform the essential functions.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- GIS
- JAWS
- Military Experience
- Business Management
- Emergency Management
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Relationship Management
- Strategic Planning
- ERP Systems
- Exercise Planning
- MRP
About Company
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