Director Merchandise Planning Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for director merchandise planning, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for best-in-class inventory management methodologies in demand planning, assortment planning, merchandise financial planning, replenishment, & allocation.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Broad-based business acumen with the potential to grow in company
• Strong digital planning experience preferred
• Knowledge of European markets, Germany preferred
• Experience in effectively planning and executing departmental strategy
• Communicate with impact to guide relationships at Executive level to entry level
• Knowledge of Planning and Allocation Systems is preferred to guide strategic decisions impacting sales through inventory management
• Extensive experience in multiple and/or large scale enterprise projects including systems implementations within the context of a retail environment or commensurate business experience
• Deep functional expertise in Merchandise Planning & Inventory best practices and proven success operationalizing core/foundational retail processes through systems and analytics

I am excited to be applying for the position of director merchandise planning. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support with building merchandise assortment and allocation strategies that generate high sales, profit and inventory turnover.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Strong understanding of how planning/replenishment/allocation fits into overall supply chain, and which levers to pull to optimize
• Agility in leadership, able to execute on ambiguity and drive improvement
• Effective and practical written and oral communication skills
• Experience using retail planning software along with excellent Excel and PC skills
• Drive and manage the development of a detailed “bottoms up” budget that will provide a roadmap for the business units in achieving their long term goals
• Collaborate with the other Jack Wolfskin leaders and provide analytical support and reporting to measure the success of the business
• Work with the Finance leadership team to develop a Corporate Scorecard and key metrics (Revenue Growth, Gross Margin, Operating Income, EBITDA, ROAS, Website KPIs, etc)
• Perform competitive financial and market analysis of peers and customers and conduct benchmarking on potential new markets and model out opportunities for expansion for wholesale and retail channels

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director merchandise planning position.

Previously, I was responsible for recommendations to Merchandise Planning and Inventory Management to improve inventory productivity and strategies to address aged inventory.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Adaptable to shifting priorities, demands and timelines while using analytical, data-driven problem solving capabilities
• Advanced experience with excel based programs
• Demonstrated experience in management, coaching & leadership
• Experience using BI reporting systems
• Strong understanding of brand categories across diverse channels of distribution
• Proven skills in selecting talent and developing teams
• Possess Strong Problem Solving Skills (Critical and evaluative thinking)
• Knowledge in merchandise planning, pricing/promotions, planogram and category management

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director merchandise planning position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for production Scheduling, Planning & Forecasting updated and facilitate actions through the sales and operations planning process.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience analyzing complex data and communicating results to a wide variety of audiences
• Experience with data mining and report generation
• Previous success in producing results in complex environment is essential to success in this role
• Highly motivated and high level initiatives
• Strong analysis and mathematical skills combined with creativity skills
• Achieve sales, margin and profit goals through analysis, forecasting and recommendations which are accurate and predictive
• Understanding of world-class retail standards
• Advanced knowledge of the principles of merchandise planning, replenishment and allocation, and retail operations

Please consider me for the director merchandise planning opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support to, both Retail and Wholesale, merchandise planning teams' planning and forecasting processes through maintenance of user plans including plan approval and administrative tasks.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Analyze and interpret trends, variances and business performance as it relates to inventory, pricing, promotions, and digital marketing channels
• Prepare presentations for Sr
• Other duties as assigned to support functional goals
• Demonstrated achievement of relationship excellence with business partners at all levels and from varying cultures around the world
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects involving multiple departments
• Demonstrated record of success in roles with increasing levels of responsibility
• Excellent analysis/troubleshooting skills, strong partnering/relationship building skills
• Able to solve complex problems efficiently and with minimal assistance