Planner
Vineyard Vines, Stamford, CT, United States
About Us:
vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.
vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.
You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.
In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.
Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.
We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.
Overview:
The Planner will report directly to the Manager, Planning. They will be primarily responsible for analyzing, identifying and communicating sales and inventory opportunities and providing risk-mitigation recommendations for the category. In addition, the Planner will be expected to meaningfully contribute to broader strategic and resource planning conversations across the company.
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 by department and category
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
Callout 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, to be used in development of the merchandise strategies for the season and to support assortment development and buying needs
Ownership of bottoms up SKU plans and buy quantification across category including key item plans of core programs
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:
Ability to analyze large data sets
Excellent communication/listening skills in a cross-functional environment
Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
Ability to negotiate with and influence peers, members of a cross-functional team, and management
Ability to take initiative and work as a self starter, but also collaborates as a team player
Possess a clear understanding of financial measurements: sales, gross margin, weeks of supply, inventory turn, sell through, etc. and how to impact them
Advanced Excel Skills (pivot tables/vlookups a must)
Minimum 3+ years of dedicated planning experience
Previous Vertical Retail planning experience a plus
Passion for the vineyard vines brand
Every-day Will Feel This Good Because:
We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings, flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
We have an onsite gym as well as financial wellness programs to keep you active
We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard by brothers, Shep and Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.
vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.
You don't need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It's a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don't live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks - we bring it to work with us, too.
In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.
Our team is our family, and we'd never have grown to where we are today without them.
We're committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you'll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.
Overview:
The Planner will report directly to the Manager, Planning. They will be primarily responsible for analyzing, identifying and communicating sales and inventory opportunities and providing risk-mitigation recommendations for the category. In addition, the Planner will be expected to meaningfully contribute to broader strategic and resource planning conversations across the company.
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 by department and category
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
Callout 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, to be used in development of the merchandise strategies for the season and to support assortment development and buying needs
Ownership of bottoms up SKU plans and buy quantification across category including key item plans of core programs
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:
Ability to analyze large data sets
Excellent communication/listening skills in a cross-functional environment
Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
Ability to negotiate with and influence peers, members of a cross-functional team, and management
Ability to take initiative and work as a self starter, but also collaborates as a team player
Possess a clear understanding of financial measurements: sales, gross margin, weeks of supply, inventory turn, sell through, etc. and how to impact them
Advanced Excel Skills (pivot tables/vlookups a must)
Minimum 3+ years of dedicated planning experience
Previous Vertical Retail planning experience a plus
Passion for the vineyard vines brand
Every-day Will Feel This Good Because:
We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings, flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
We have an onsite gym as well as financial wellness programs to keep you active
We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.