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Planner, Inventory Strategy
Banana Republic
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Who We Are: Banana Republic is a global apparel and accessories vertical specialty retail organization focused on delivering versatile, contemporary classics designed for today with style that endures. We outfit those who see every day as full of opportunity and seek to make the most of every moment. At Banana Republic, we believe in seeing life a little differently, taking it all in, adding to it and making it your own. We live with style.
What We Do: The Inventory Strategy group develops inventory optimization capabilities to create sustainable competitive advantage. Projects are identified to generate significant financial return and enhance the customer experience. The Planner is primarily responsible for researching business opportunities and ensuring the sustainable implementation of new initiatives.
Major responsibilities include:
• Assist in the development and implementation of inventory management / supply chain initiatives that support overall company and brand goals.
• Provide research, analysis and support for identifying, evaluating and resolving strategic opportunities.
• Prepare presentation materials and assist in presenting findings to all levels of management.
• Proactively surface and communicate business issues to develop best practices and requirements for inventory management processes.
Qualifications
• Minimum 2 years experience, preferably with retail industry.
Skills:
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong oral, written and formal presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas in simple ways to all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated conceptual and creative problem solving orientation with exceptional ability to create structured analyses from disparate sources of information.
• Experience with strategic and quantitative analysis – ability to gather and interpret data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Execution and results focused, with emphasis on on-time delivery.
• Ability to structure complex work streams and work independently and with teams.