Senior Demand Planning & Deployment Analyst

Temporary full-time position with an estimated duration of 6 months. Hybrid work model requiring 3 days onsite per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).

About the Role

Our client is the world's largest intimates' specialty retailer offering a wide assortment of modern, fashion-inspired collections, including signature bras, panties, lingerie, casual sleepwear, swim, and athleisure, as well as award-winning prestige fragrances and body care.

The Demand & Deployment (D&D) Analyst executes pre-season and current-season inventory deployment functions to support store inventory and sales. This position will be responsible for deploying inventory, managing relationships with Franchise Partners, working with cross-functional partners on the international and domestic teams, and assisting with special projects. The D&D Analyst will strategically assess the demand and inventory position across the business with the intent of aligning financial and operational plans. The D&D Analyst will ensure consistent execution of the inventory deployment plans and alignment with the business strategy across all categories as related to assortments, priorities, and objectives to ensure optimum inventory levels to maximize sales and margin. The D&D Analyst will champion approaches to unlock incremental opportunities at the store/size level within market geographies/stores.

Responsibilities

• Partner with MP&A managers from all lines of business to perform analytics and generate reporting that supports inventory initiatives
• Participate in floorset and strategy planning, inventory and demand forecasting alignment, and size selling analysis driving local merchandise distortions across all lines of business
• Support MP&A team by identifying areas of opportunity in the assortment and adapt future deployments to reflect new learnings and strategies
• Leverage an understanding of all lines of business to unlock efficiencies in reporting and deployment processes
• Generate ad-hoc reporting as required
• Perform analysis of store-level callouts from partners
• Maintain effective written and verbal communication with the global team in order to increase productivity

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in merchandise planning and/or inventory deployment – preferably in international retail markets
• High level of technical proficiency using Microsoft Excel (basic Vlookups & pivot tables)
• Proficiency with some or all of the following systems: MSI (MicroStrategy), JDA Allocation, Manugistics, SAP, and Salesforce
• Excellent statistical/quantitative analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to be a team player and foster a commitment to teamwork among associates
• Previous deployment experience
• Ability to work independently
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach
• Strong work ethic

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• International retail experience
• JDA/Allocation experience (3-5 years)

Skills

• Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Demand Planning
• Deployment
• JDA
• MicroStrategy
• MS Excel
• SAP

Pay

Hourly rate between $30.00 and $36.00.