Associate Planner

About the role

The Associate Planner is primarily responsible for analyzing, identifying, and communicating sales and inventory opportunities and providing risk-mitigation recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate financial results, forecasts, and action plans to management and cross-functional team on a weekly basis
• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities
• Provide hindsight analysis and partner with merchandising on future product positioning and opportunities
• Present financial forecast and supporting action plans in monthly open to buy meetings
• Manage basic inventory levels and forecast replenishment buys to support sales forecast
• Identify inventory risks and opportunities and work cross-functionally to solve
• Prepare pre-season plans; financial sales, merchandise margin, and inventory, consistent with the company's top-down goals
• Ownership of bottoms up SKU plans and buy quantification across category
• Prepare monthly merchandise reprojection including analytical activities to understand health of category(ies) and actions leading to profitable inventory management
• Quarterly hind-sight responsibilities including SKU productivity and sell-through analysis

What You Bring

• 1-2 years of dedicated planning experience and supporting an OTB, and presenting it to senior management and cross-functional partners
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel – pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.
• Possess a clear understanding of financial measurements: sales, gross margin, weeks of supply, inventory turn, sell through, etc. and how to impact them
• Able to negotiate with and influence peers, members of a cross-functional team, and management
• Strong interpersonal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
• An understanding and adherence to all policies related to the organization
• Organizational skills are essential as well as the ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines
• Team focused, confident, and professional
• Ability to effectively receive and communicate feedback
• Passion for the vineyard vines brand Every-day Will Feel This Good