Gucci Inventory Planner Jobs

Summary
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Role Mission
The Inventory Planner is responsible for the strategy and execution of stock to maximize sales for Gucci Americas (US and Canada). This role owns and drives category-specific distribution planning, stock rebalancing, and reverse logistics to support the full potential and performance of inventory. Activities include demand planning, launch planning, and replenishment through close partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders. This role works across regional and global Inventory Planning teams, to maximize product ownership from the initial planning stages, through in-season actions, to total stock exits. By supporting the team on a variety of analysis and projects, the Planner will acquire an understanding and knowledge of Gucci multi-channel and multi-country supply chain.
Key Accountabilities:
Strategy & Distribution

• Manage allocation strategy for the US and Canada markets (100+ points of sale). Drive stock deployment at launch and coordinate the distribution to the stores through auto-replenishment.
• Monitor the level of stock in store and online (AVR, Weeks of Supply) and receive feedback to ensure stock availability during the peak periods defined by the region. Initiate reverse logistics when needed, following the lifecycle of the products and long tail analysis.
• Ensure Regional and Global stock strategy of Months of Coverage and increase sell-throughs, hit seasonal targets through a tailored by market approach.
• Evolve processes and tools defined with the Supply Chain community and show initiative to create new strategies and processes for constant cross-category optimization.
• Work with Inventory Planning leaders to create processes to support hyper-localized approach for inventory distribution and replenishment, leveraging data and qualitative feedback from VPs/Market Directors and Store Directors.

Launch & In-Season Planning

• Liaise closely with local Supply Chain Operations team to monitor stock building and shipping progress for timely in store deliveries.
• Review the forecast initiated by Central Team on novelty with Regional Merchandising, in collaboration with Regional Business Planning and Finance.
• Lead launch plan and guide Inventory Planning execution based on forecasted/actualized receipts, supporting the integrity of the Merchandising assortment and any Marketing activations.
• Support cross-departmental planning with Omni Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Retail & Digital teams to build cohesive launch & replenishment plans across channels.
• Prepare and analyze weekly sales reports ensuring planned sales and stretch targets are met. Suggest and execute stock movements and transfers based on results.

Replenishment & Stock Management

• Create stock allocation strategies and propose systemic solutions based on historic sales, seasonal potential, while considering MOC and FOH/BOH considerations.
• Define business strategy of the categories, reporting and sales recaps, product tool creation, competitive market analysis, and allocation/distribution of Goods in accordance with company strategic business plans.
• Develop replenishment/model stock process for category and processes across the Inventory Planning team to determine efficiency opportunities.

Omni Strategic Focus, while Maximizing Channel-Centric Opportunities

• Collaborate with Merchandising Manager and Retail Managers to develop a strong understanding of market dynamics and needs, supplemented by store visits and competitor analysis.
• Give visibility to Logistics and Stores regarding the characteristics of the new products: dimensions, units of distribution, in order to optimize the organization of the warehouse and the Back-of-House in terms of space and accessibility.
• Collaborate with Central SC and Regional corporate partners (Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Training, Marketing, Supply Chain, Retail Performance, Production.
• Build strong relations with the retail network and regularly review store business plan to ensure it supports forecasted market needs.
• Communicate and partner closely with Retail teams and leadership on client needs and day to day inquiries.

Job Requirements:

• Maintain effective business relationships and influence cross-functional leaders.
• Ability to work under deadlines, manage multiple priorities, work independently, take initiative, and pay close attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree, business, analytics, merchandising, or related field. MS or MBA.
• Practical, innovative, and agile mindset; ability to learn quickly, even from mistakes
• Experience with size analysis and category preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in Demand Planning, Production Planning, Assortment Planning, or Analytics with deep analytical and financial analysis.
• Strong work ethic, team spirit and self-motivated.
• Ability to travel up to 30% (1x/quarter) a year to US & Canada markets.
• Entrepreneurial and results oriented.
• Collaborative and exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• High proficiency of Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and/or SAP
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Client-centric and commercial approach

Key Pillars for Ways of Working

• Be Relentlessly Creative and approach challenges with an innovative mindset;
• Demonstrate that Everyone is an Owner through thoughts, actions, and behaviors.
• Execute the mission of the role with a Radically Client-Centric mindset;
• Approach activities and relationships with a methodology that promotes Flat, Connected and Fast ways of collaborative working;

Key Behaviors to Amplify What We Do
Explore
Considerate Thinker

• Sees the big picture and understands how own actions and decisions impact others and the organization as a whole

Solutions Developer

• Actively scans the environment for new approaches, blending different ideas to come with creative yet effective solutions

Deliver
Accountable Achiever

• Actively gets things done, raising the bar for performance, and taking accountability for own actions

Agile Advocate

• Driven by the sense of urgency, promotes change and takes smart risks in pursuit of goals

Connect
Connection Builder

• Builds trust-based relationships across boundaries and encourages collaboration
• Adapts own style to communicate impactfully

People Enabler

• Empowers others by providing autonomy and encouraging self-expression, valuing, and amplifying each person’s uniqueness

Build
Continuous Learner

• Is self-aware, curious to learn and seeks feedback from others to cont inuously grow, always putting improvement over comfort

Talent Builder

• Provides constructive and on-going feedback, coaches and helps others to achieve their full potential

Work Authorization

• Qualified candidates must have the proper work authorization to work in the United States

Accessibility
Our Gucci community is committed to providing a culture of inclusivity and accessibility in all aspects of the employee life cycle – starting with the candidate experience.  If you are interested in becoming a Gucci Dream-maker and applying for employment and require a reasonable accommodation to assist with any part of the application and/or interview process, please contact us by email at [email protected].  
When contacting us, please provide your contact information, the role you have applied to, and the nature of your accessibility issue. Please only send inquiries concerning requests for reasonable accommodations.
Salary Range – New York City
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York, GUCCI includes a reasonable estimate of the salary or hourly rate range for this role. This considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions; including but not limited to business or organizational needs, skill sets, experience and training, licensure, and certifications. In addition, where a candidate falls within the disclosed range estimate may be dependent on the applicable geographic differential associated with the location in which the position may be filled. 
A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range is $70,000 to $85,000 BGT USD. 
EOE M/D/F/V
Job Type
Regular
Start Date
2023-09-01
Schedule
Full time
Organization
Gucci America Inc.