Planner - International China/Hong Kong Joint Venture

Company Description

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers has spent 30 years helping men, women and kids everywhere look and feel good. Developing comfort technologies is at the foundation of all that we do—delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products at a reasonable price. From our diverse footwear offering to a growing range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

With international business representing over half of our total sales, we have product available in more than 180 countries and significant opportunities for continued expansion worldwide. We sell our collections direct to consumers through more than 4,450 Skechers stores around the globe and Skechers e-commerce sites, as well as through a network of third-party partners.

A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.

To support the Joint Venture team providing constructive analysis and direction to Merchandisers & JV Partners at the total/gender/division/outsole/style/sku level. The Senior Planner is responsible for managing country’s OTB as well as using historical sales to ensure optimal quarterly/seasonal assortments, identify/react to in-season misses/opportunities and communicating/executing strategies at the business channel level (Normal stores-Retail/Franchisees/Wholesale, Outlet stores- Retail/Franchisees/Wholesale, and Ecommerce).

Essential Job Results-

• Partner with Merchandisers and JV team (China and HK) to communicate quarterly recaps, inventory levels, and OTB
• Ensure business needs are being met and execute planning calendar where necessary
• Work closely with Merchandisers on key initiatives, providing recaps where necessary
• Take initiative to hold conference calls with the JV team (China and HK) on a monthly/quarterly basis or as needed
• Partner with JV (China and HK) focusing intensely on data integrity (sales, inventory, AUR, discount %, etc) for each business channel
• Liason and work closely with IT to identify systems, automate reports, continuous development and refining of planning systems and tools (reporting enhancements)
• Provides constructive analysis of monthly/quarterly recaps at the business channel level by country
• Partner with JV team (China and HK) regarding sales budget/target, projected door count, sku plans in order to plan sales and forecast inventory levels based on weekly/monthly/quarterly sales results
• Analyze booking reports to identify opportunity and make projections at the divisional level per channel
• Participate in company and brand initiatives as appropriate
• Drive execution on multiple business plans and projects and propose solutions whereas necessary with minimal direction
• Plans pre-season (via quarterly recaps, assortment audits) and maintains in-season data (via monthly OTB) by reviewing sales, profits, skus, inventory and identifying opportunities and risks at the gender/category/division/style/sku level

Additional Responsibilities-

• Bi-Annual Global Conferences (normal work schedule will be extended; so will need to be flexible on working hours)
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities-

• No

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS-

• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, organizational skills
• Proactive, assertive, takes initiative to drive business and think outside of the box
• Product and systems knowledge
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities
• Excellent knowledge of systems, such as Apropos, Meta Cube, Microsoft Strategy and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel- advanced user, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Access)

Education And Experience-

• 2+ years planning/analyst experience
• Bachelor’s Degree

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The salary range for this position is $70,000- 90,000/year.