Michael Kors Assistant Planner
- Updating & managing the Dept WSSI's driving sales through inventory flow
- Actualising & managing the OTB to maximise sales & identify risk
- Recap business at by door level/product level and create best seller/hindsight reports on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to allow for thorough analysis of the business. Communicate and champion the needs of the stores
- Establish strong relationships with the buying/planning team and stores to better understand merchandising strategies and the needs of the business. Visit stores at least once a month with the team
- Partnering with the buying and planning team to ensure proper merchandise assortment by door
- Understands and completes all pre-buy APS, Clusters & deviations data
- Brings new, well-thought-out ideas to the Planner & contributes to decision making process
- Is confidently able to understand different regional markets & actively uses this knowledge in daily decisions
- Creates distribution guidelines to ensure stock is delivered to the store promptly & within store capacities
- Reviews the effectiveness of grading & methods to deliver optimum stock levels
- Regularly uses store visits to make customer-focused decisions
- Thinks commercially about how to improve the performance of the department & identifies ways to improve business
- Manage overall store inventory levels based on store capacity, attributes, seasonality and selling curves. Monitor flow of initial assortments as well as reorders to stores by classification, delivery/group and by style whenever necessary
- Ensure strong stock position by door on core, seasonal basics and item programs. Partner with the Buying team to maximise sales and profit by monitoring sales and stock penetrations on key programs, as well as clearance and ageing by door
- Partner with the Distribution Team to manage stock replenishment programs
- Motivates the team through regular communication, providing support & constructive feedback
- Experience in Retail Planning, Store Planning and/or allocation
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree
- Computer Literate - Advanced Excel Skills
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
- Pro-active approach and ability to overcome obstacles
- Handbag/Accessories or Ready-to-wear background preferred
- Experience in large high street retailers is also preferred
- Previous experience in an allocation or Assistant Merchandiser role in a fast-paced fashion retailer
- Candidates must be dynamic & resilient, and happy to do business at a fast pace
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Drive results
- Functional skills
- Cross-brand Discount
- Exclusive Employee Sales
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Holiday Schedule and Vacation Days
- Summer Fridays
- Internal mobility across Capri Brands (Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo)
- Thrive Wellness Program
- LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program
- #FeelGreat program that include the following pillars: Connected Communities/Inspired Innovation/ Responsible Future/Meaningful Experiences
- Hybrid working
- Healthcare and life insurance
- Ticket season loan
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