Overview

Senior Planner role at lululemon.As part of the Planning team, your purpose is to maximize guest demand by realizing the full potential of our inventory. You will be responsible for category sales targets, markdowns, gross margin, turn and open to buy management, for both pre-season plans and in-season management. As a Senior Planner, your expertise is called on to mentor and guide the surrounding planning team through strategic workflow plans to execute deliverables. You are an essential part of the cross functional team, collaborating with merchandising, allocations, and sourcing. You have razor sharp attention to detail but are also able to think big picture.A day in the life: what you’ll do

Develop, communicate and execute financial plans and strategies that support the merchandising, marketing and financial objectives of the brandDevelop assortment plans to the style-colour level by channelDevelop sales projections and inventory flow for key itemsDrive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom line profitabilityPrepare and participate in Merchandise Review meetingsReconcile tops down category financial plans to bottoms up style-colour level plansSupport the financial success of the brand by meeting sales, comp, gross margin, maintained margin and inventory turn goalsRecommend seasonal merchandise flow strategies that maximize sales, profitability and customer expectationsAnalyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities to business and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals; conduct hindsight analysis to incorporate learnings into current and future plansProvide support to Merchandising to actively manage product assortment throughout the season (inventory, MDs, etc.)Exhibit initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potentialPartner and communicate with Merchandising, Allocation and SourcingQualifications, Skills and Experience

5+ years of Merchandise Planning experience in the apparel industry (vertical retailer experience preferred), including 2+ years experience leading othersOmni channel experience highly desirableProven track-record of driving results; demonstration of strong financial and business acumen for inventory managementStrong ability to see the merchandise vision and translate the vision into viable plansProven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneouslyExpert knowledge of Excel is requiredEffective communication skills (written and verbal) and extremely organized, thorough and able to prioritizeDetail oriented and analyticalSelf directed problem solver, proactive and resourcefulCapable of effective multiple demand management from a variety of sources and adapts well to changeMust haves

Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibilityPossess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great resultsCommunicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the sameLead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failureFoster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationshipsIntegrate fun and joy as a way of being and workingRole classification

Your role is classified as Hybrid under our global SSC Hybrid Workplace Policy.[Hybrid]In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed at both the SSC office and home office every week.Seniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

OtherIndustries

Retail

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