Anthropologie Merchandise Planner Jobs

Strong, seasoned, technical merchandise planner / OTB manager or with vertical retailing, omni experience.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage large sets of data and present results in a simple manner.

Partner and collaborate with our commercial finance partners on future risk and opportunities against the latest forecast.

5+ years of solid experience working within Merchandising and/or experience from retail, fashion, lifestyle or FMCG industry.

Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.

Strong presentation skills inclusive of concise messaging

Present timely, accurate, and actionable key findings to cross functional teams and Senior management

2-4 yrs. experience in Planning and/or Merchandising

Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills

Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

Recap business by department, classification, style, and color to create best seller/hindsight reports on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis

Initiate and develop templates to recap the business at a top line as well as regional level

Align partner inventory expectations with the brand deployment strategy through continuous education of Victoria’s Secret inventory management process.

Executes key planning processes related to buys and in season management (PO's, partner allocations, etc.).

3-5 years of experience in analytical positions such as merchandise planning, inventory deployment, demand forecasting, finance, or logistics.

Partner with cross functional teams (Merchandising, Allocation, Commercial Managers, Operations, etc.) to achieve both financial and merchandising objectives.

Manage merchandise inventory levels by market through collaboration with cross functional teams.

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required

3 - 5 years of experience in retail merchandise planning, inventory management, financial planning or financial analysis required

Manage relationship of regular to promotional sale sensitivities and markdown cadence in accordance with MAP policies.

Manage the critical assessment and hindsight of merchandise strategy to inform future planning and execution activities.

Function as project manager for ad hoc projects, system implementations and updates, merchandise initiatives, etc.

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Operations or Statistics. Advanced degree in quantitative analysis, finance or business administration preferred

Strong numbers aptitude (statistical/accounting experience)

Relationship Management: Ability to build constructive and effective relationships and be comfortable in a team-based work structure

Manage in-season OTB on a monthly basis – forecast sales, margin, and inventory. Responsible for uploading these forecasts into our systems

Manage quarterly inventory transfer process – own calendar, provide reporting, and partner with buying on targets by department

Analytic Skills: Ability to think objectively and interpret meaningful themes from quantitative and qualitative data

3-5 years of prior experience in merchandise planning or allocation and analysis.

Strong Microsoft Excel Skills - pivots and formulas are a must

Must be detail-oriented, with strong organizational and task management skills

Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities

Analyze and partner with Makeup/Retail Merchants to manage opportunities and risks

Manage, coach and develop Merchandise Planning Assistant to meet deliverables including PO tracking, weekly new launch process, and inventory holds.

Minimum 5 years Planning experience

Excellent technical skills – MS Office (specifically Excel, Word)

Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities

Manage reconciliation between bottom-up plans and tops down targets

Collaborate Merchants to manage product life-cycle

2-5 years’ Planning experience, wholesale, ecommerce a plus

Strong numbers aptitude; problem solving and analytical skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Delivers exceptional customer experiences that are engaging and personalized, yet efficient; drives sales through elevated styling and outfitting recommendations

1+ years retail merchandising experience

Experience being a team player

Promotes an inclusive environment by representing and amplifying all voices, actively seeking and advocating different perspectives

Contributes to a positive team morale participating in store initiatives and highlighting peers and leaders through the SPARKED journal

Supports in execution of merchandising direction to meet company expectations, budgets, and timeline

Delivers exceptional customer experiences that are engaging and personalized, yet efficient; drives sales through elevated styling and outfitting recommendations

1+ years retail merchandising experience

Experience being a team player

Promotes an inclusive environment by representing and amplifying all voices, actively seeking and advocating different perspectives

Contributes to a positive team morale participating in store initiatives and highlighting peers and leaders through the SPARKED journal

Supports in execution of merchandising direction to meet company expectations, budgets, and timeline

Share Knowledge: participates in the learning and sharing of product knowledge, current trends, and personal styling priorities to inspire the customer

Insights & Feedback: provides insights related to the customer and employee experience and communicates feedback to Store Leadership

A Customer Associate contributes to driving sales through providing a genuine and unique experience to each customer.

Team Player: builds productive relationships with peers; asks for support when needed and makes an effort to help others

Employee Recognition: contributes to a positive team morale participating in store initiatives and highlighting peers and leaders through the SPARKED journal

Business Acumen: understands their contribution to service and selling on every shift in order to impact the store’s business

• Strong analytical skill set

Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, dental and vision)

What This Position Is All About:

• Strong ability to influence

• Entrepreneurial mindset and fast learner

As The Assistant Digital Planner, you will:

Share Knowledge: participates in the learning and sharing of product knowledge, current trends, and personal styling priorities to inspire the customer

Insights & Feedback: provides insights related to the customer and employee experience and communicates feedback to Store Leadership

A Customer Associate contributes to driving sales through providing a genuine and unique experience to each customer.

Team Player: builds productive relationships with peers; asks for support when needed and makes an effort to help others

Employee Recognition: contributes to a positive team morale participating in store initiatives and highlighting peers and leaders through the SPARKED journal

Business Acumen: understands their contribution to service and selling on every shift in order to impact the store’s business

Empowerment: acts as an elevated team member, exercising decision-making and multitasking capabilities while always prioritizing service over tasks

Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

Develop stratification of items to determine cannibalization, optimize SKU efficiency and ensure inventory management of item/category.

Manage category product releases on all channels to mitigate financial gaps year over year.

Understand and manage in-season performance and trends to inform future seasons.

Manage and input retail category plans for Annual Operating Plans

Collaborate with Location Strategy to identify pricing and liquidation opportunities to manage transition of product.

Minimum 2 years of merchandise planning experience.

Develop stratification of items to optimize SKU productivity and ensure inventory management of item/category

Manage product releases or other merchandise initiatives on all channels to mitigate financial gaps year over year

Collaborate with partners to identify pricing and liquidation opportunities to manage transition of product

Minimum of 1 years of retail planning experience

Organizational skills with attention to detail

Experience with sales audits, transaction analysis, or fraud investigations

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, statistics, supply chain, operations, mathematics, or related field.

1-3 years’ experience in merchandise planning, retail planning, or demand planning.

1-3 years’ experience working with internal partners creating SKU level and Category level merchandise plans.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, working with raw data to identify insights and take decisive action.

Contributes to the store and customer experience by being positive, respectful, and helpful to others

Takes initiative and works productively with the team to achieve common, collaborative goals

Communicates daily with the leadership team on custodial priorities & supply needs

Adheres to store’s safety standards and upholds all company policy and procedures

A Custodian supports the store with an emphasis on store upkeep and cleaning tasks.

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Has extensive experience working with MS Office, in particular Excel.

Tracks invoice payments, communicates with Accounts Payable and vendors as necessary, Reconciles invoices with vendors and accounts payable.

Assists planner in managing purchase orders including production and in-hand dates. Coordinates with logistics for routing, shipping and deliveries.

Reconciles and resolves issues with deliveries such as shortages and/or damages.

Works with planner on forecasting.

Coordinates with stores, warehouse and planner on cycle counts, price changes and inventory corrections

Align partner inventory expectations with the brand deployment strategy through continuous education of Victoria’s Secret inventory management process.

Executes key planning processes related to buys and in season management (PO's, partner allocations, etc.).

3-5 years of experience in analytical positions such as merchandise planning, inventory deployment, demand forecasting, finance, or logistics.

Partner with cross functional teams (Merchandising, Allocation, Commercial Managers, Operations, etc.) to achieve both financial and merchandising objectives.

Manage merchandise inventory levels by market through collaboration with cross functional teams.

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required.