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Associate, Business Planning– Us Men’s Stores & Ecommerce
Ralph Lauren
New York, NY, United States
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Club Monaco is an international brand that designs and creates modern yet timeless clothing and accessories for women and men. Since its first store opened in Toronto in 1985, Club Monaco has been recognized by fashion influencers for its thoughtfully designed, purposeful collections featuring relevant, wearable pieces, fine fabrics and exceptional fits. In 1999, Club Monaco became a subsidiary of the Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation.
Responsibilities:
• Assist in building monthly open to buy & open to spend by region, by category plans
• Partner with Merchandise Planning to share regional hind-sights to ensure needs are covered during the assorting process
• Partner in the global roll-up of investment & sales results
• Assist in building forecast sales, margin and inventory turn relative to plan and LY
• Assist in providing regional perspective to influence financial forecast
• Support Manager with Buying to continually manage the business through in-season analysis and tactical adjustments
• Support Manager with Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Buying to build promotional calendar by region
• Support Manager with Allocation to suggest optimal distribution based on trend
• Support Manager with Allocation to execute liquidation strategies
• Partner with store ops on workload forecast based on strategic in-season activity
• Analyze and suggest flow of merchandise in store based on trend within region
• Support Manager in weekly business review on specific regional nuances
• Partner with Allocation on alpha and deviation management to optimize store productivity
• Establishes cross-functional relationships to promote best practices and process adherence; fosters teamwork
Skills and Requirements
• At least 2 years experience as a Planner or equivalent required
• At least 2 years of planning, buying or equivalent experience desired
• Bachelors degree required
• Computer proficiency in MS Office: Excel, Outlook, Word
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Previous experience demonstrating strong cross functional relationships
• An understanding of the fashion garment production process
• Excellent interpersonal skills supporting a team environment
• Excellent English communication skills - verbal and written
• Excellent time management/project skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail
• Ability to recognize and react to changing work demands
• Comfortable and confident in making effective autonomous (and group) decisions in a timely manner
• Goal oriented: ability to stay focused on creating winning results
Club Monaco is a dynamic, rapidly growing retail brand that continues to offer modern style and a unique voice within the fashion and retail industries. Headquartered in New York City’s Chelsea Gallery district, Club Monaco can be found in over 140 locations worldwide with stores in the United States, London, Paris, Sweden, Canada, Hong Kong, Seoul, Beijing, and Macau.