Demand Planner Jobs

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 70 years of experience in the children’s wear apparel and accessories industry. Haddad is the leading children’s wear manufacturer representing the most iconic American brands in the world; Nike, Brand Jordan, Converse, Hurley and Levi’s. Our talented professionals are leaders in design, sourcing, sales and global distribution. With over 15 locations and 800 employees globally, it is no surprise that we are already the number one children’s wear company in the world.

Overview:

The Demand Planner is responsible for overseeing all aspects of strategic planning management for high volume account(s) while assuming financial accountability to drive results.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop product category goals and create seasonal buy plans that tie back to wholesale financial goals
• Partner with Merchandising to utilize the directed assortments by tier of distribution to affect the buys
• Consolidate demand for the total wholesale channel and partner with Production to ensure that receipt needs for wholesale channel deliveries are consistently met
• Partner with cross functional management to drive company's strategic initiatives
• Support system development to enhance planning program functionality
• Execute, develop and ensure capacity plans are met
• Manage timelines to hit buying and sourcing deadlines encompassing account needs
• Run seasonal post mortem analysis to drive buys of purchasing to achieve sales goals
• Support the management of inventory
• Special projects as assigned
• Analyze quarterly projections for replenishment styles
• Run internal margin reporting and analysis

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• 3-5 years’ experience in Planning in the wholesale fashion industry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Finance or related field
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (knowledge of AS400 a plus)