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Description
Overview:
As one of the worlds leading premium lifestyle brands, Tommy Hilfiger delivers superior styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide. The brand celebrates the essence of Classic American Preppy Cool and provides a refreshing twist to classic, American fashion. Since 1985, the Tommy Hilfiger Group has become a USD3 billion worldwide apparel and retail company by offering consumers a breadth of beautifully designed, high quality products including mens, womens and childrens apparel, sportswear, denim, and a range of licensed products such as accessories, fragrances and home furnishings.
Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY:
Utilize the JDA Arthur to create and maintain store sales and stock plans by class. Allocate merchandise to the stores based on store sales, receipt and inventory plans and mange store inventory levels to maximize sales, gross margin and inventory turn. Provide quantitative analysis to support the business needs and to direct future purchases.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:
Store Planning
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Utilize the JDA Arthur system to produce store unit sales and stock plans by class based on historical performance and trend
* Develop store planning strategy for each class which includes determining volume group rankings, sales forecasting method, and historical planning basis to produce accurate sales plans
* Monitor the stores sales performance by class against plan to identify trends and store plans that need to be revised going forward
* Select similar store for modeling new store plans
Allocation
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Allocate merchandise to the stores based on the stores plans and/or style selling
* Monitor open-to-ship by class for each store to determine additional store needs or stock imbalances
* Identify and determine additional store receipt requirements ad recommend reorder quantities by style and color
* Establish and modify basic stock models, volume group rankings and store groups
Analysis
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Participate in the planning process with the Product Planner and buyer by providing historical data and analysis to verify the plans are consistent with the store''s sales potential and meet the inventory receipt requirements
* Analyze and recap store sales performance on transitional merchandise, select store buys, test items, etc. to identify where there is sales opportunity
* Monitor core item sales performance and inventory levels by climate/region/district/store and make necessary adjustments to the plans and allocations going forward to maintain proper inventory balance
Assortment Planning
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Develop store assortments and transitional plans with the Product Planner and Buyers by quantifying the number of styles and colors needed for next seasons purchases based on historical performance
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Build opening assortments for new stores. Monitor flow of receipts being held for store to ensure planned inventory levels are being met
Training
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Point person for allocators to ask questions to and provide best practices
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Help train the trainer on JDA Allocation tool
Qualifications:
* Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, JDA Arthur
* Demonstrated ability to create Excel-based reports and templates
* Needs to be highly organized, able to work independently and plan appropriately for position
* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; strong aptitude with numbers
* Strong background in data analysis and retail allocation experience required
* Must be a team player
* Must be flexible to adapt to changing trends of the business and/or ad hoc projects
* Must be able to communicate with several layers of management
* 1-3 years experience as an Allocator in an apparel specialty retailer or store planning analyst role.
Tommy Hilfiger is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job Id:
33751820
Posted / Updated:
2/4/2012 4:03:50 AM
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