Retail Planner - PVH Corp (New York, NY)

Retail Planner Requisition ID 2012-6834 Job Location US-NY-New York Brand Tommy Hilfiger More information about this job: Overview: As one of the world’s leading premium lifestyle brands, Tommy Hilfiger delivers superior styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide. The brand celebrates the essence of Classic American Cool and provides a refreshing twist to the preppy fashion genre. Since its debut in 1985, the Tommy Hilfiger Group has become a US$ 4.6 billion apparel and retail company by offering consumers a breadth of beautifully designed, high quality products including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, sportswear, denim, and a range of licensed products such as accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. Under the leadership of Founder Tommy Hilfiger and Chief Executive Officer Fred Gehring, the brand can be found in leading department and specialty stores, as well as in its own expanding network of freestanding retail stores, worldwide. When PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH) (then known as Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation) acquired the Company in May 2010, Gehring also assumed the role of CEO of PVH’s international operations, while Hilfiger remains the Company’s Principal Designer and provides leadership and direction for all aspects of the design process. Tommy Hilfiger today has become a global brand with strong recognition and a distribution network in over 90 countries and more than 1,000 retail stores throughout North America, Europe, Central and South America and Asia Pacific. Responsibilities: * Manage the OTB aspect of the business preparing forecasts and evaluating performance. Protect TH interests while maximizing profitability and minimizing liabilities. Create business plans in accordance with the divisional and corporate goals. * Manage OTB worksheets, present at monthly business meetings and provide information and strategic initiatives to upper management * Share and provide information to AE- Talk the Business * Review data outside of scoop of immediate duties to understand the bigger picture * Work on divisional/ corporate projects as necessary * Analyze and prepare hindsight documents to measure past performance to inform future planning & buys * Analyze & communicate by door sales/stks and competitive results * Manage the pricing and promotion execution in the IP system * Secure financial documents and reconcile monthly g/b * Set up pre order and supporting market documents * Partner with Merchandising to formulate pre-season sales/GM/Inventory Flow Objectives that tie to the topline benchmark metrics and present strategies to upper management * Partner with Merchandising to build buy worksheets that tie to topline metrics * Meet with cross functional teams to manage the day-to-day business from a pricing/ promotion and inventory/sales/GM perspective as well as make recommendations on strategies to improve the business. * Provide support in market and management meetings * Create seasonal proposal * Negotiate plans and compromises Qualifications: * 3-5 years Merchandise Planning experience, preferably in a 100% vertical retail setting (demand side driven) * Retail math background * Analytical skills * Organizational and communication skills * Ability to work crossfunctionally as well as with upper management * Computer Proficiency: Excel, Word, Power Point, Targit, IP, Arthur experience a plus It is the policy of PVH to ensure equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, religion, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, qualified veteran status, marital status, or sexual orientation. Apply for this job: * Apply for this job online * Email this job to a friend * Share this job on your Social Network! |More

Source: http://www.jobs2careers.com/click.php?id=307526386.96