Senior Planner
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Planner
Location: on-site, New York City
Overview: Looking for a Senior Planner to oversee strategic planning management for high-volume accounts while driving financial results. This role requires a dynamic individual with expertise in sales forecasting, inventory management, and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Sales team to forecast sales, margin, and inventory turn by month, brand/division, and account/customer/size range.
- Validate plans to meet external and internal sales and profit criteria.
- Analyze sales trends and adjust forecasts accordingly.
- Manage receipt flows and model stock levels to support sales forecasts and profit goals.
- Develop strategies based on geographic and store-attribute performance trends.
- Track sales related to markdowns to ensure margin performance.
- Identify opportunities within brands/divisions and accounts, down to the door level.
- Provide direction to Brick & Mortar partners for merchandise flow strategies.
- Prepare merchandise plans by analyzing product categories, quantities, and seasonal floor space.
- Integrate sales forecasts to specify purchase quantities and timelines.
- Recruit, train, and develop team members.
- Supervise staff and provide direction to drive sales.
- Handle special projects as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Sales or Merchandising in the wholesale fashion industry managing high-volume accounts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (knowledge of AS400 is a plus).
- Ability to travel up to 30%.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills with attention to detail.
Meet Your Recruiter
Doug Berkowitz
I’m Doug Berkowitz and I joined the field of Executive Search nearly 30 years ago, specializing in these industries: Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharma, Cosmetics, Fashion, e-Commerce, Health and Beauty. I handle middle and senior management roles. I pride myself on building relationships and never giving up on even the most challenging talent search. I believe that when you do the right thing for clients and candidates - they always come back. It’s all about the relationship. I have built a great reputation in multiple industries and I continue to develop strong relationships with professionals across a broad array of disciplines.
My team has expanded our reach to cover the entire U.S. and we have continued to grow since our merger with Lloyd Staffing. (We were formerly APR Executive Search.) The future is very bright. If the pandemic taught me anything, it’s don’t sweat the small stuff. — Just work hard, play harder and enjoy life.
In my free time I love fitness, cooking, eating excellent food, drinking great tequila and traveling. I’m an avid sports fan and love just hanging with my friends and family.