About the Role
CHANEL is looking for a Specialist to join our Account Planning team in the Fragrance & Beauty (F&B) division in New York. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Account Planning, you will support sell‑in and sell‑out strategy, account relationships, and stock optimization strategy for our wholesale accounts to meet sales and inventory plans and service level objectives. This role interfaces with multiple functions in our division and is a key partner for Account Development, Merchandise Planning, and Field teams. The ideal candidate will have three years of experience and a passion for inventory strategy and optimization.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal partners and retailer merchant teams on business reviews, open‑to‑buy management, and plan revisions to influence buying strategies in support of Chanel strategic objectives and brand philosophies.
- Support the Senior Manager in leading and supporting internal deep dives related to business performance improvement initiatives, including the evaluation of current process and effectiveness of associated controls and delivering recommendations to improve processes, systems, and related training.
- Assist management in reviewing and re‑projecting merchandise, inventory, and financial plans per the corporate cadence.
- Manage, communicate, and execute launch items set up and track for compliance with retail partners.
- Perform door‑allocation breakouts for launches inclusive of retail and non‑retail items.
- Upload orders and track purchase orders to ensure appropriate fill rates for launches.
- Recognize retail trends or patterns and act on reorders to support.
- Communicate with market teams. Partnerships include understanding upcoming product placement/merchandising initiatives to adapt sales plans, EOM business analysis, and launch order communication.
- Partner with the Senior Manager, Account Planner and internal partners to understand the retail potential of planned promotional activity and local initiatives to ensure inventory is planned accordingly.
- Drive financial discipline and inventory efficiency while working with the senior manager account planning and manager inventory planning to support the execution of the merchandise strategy.
- Partner with Chanel Supply Chain Planning teams on OMNI inventory needs.
- Partner with Campaign planners to influence allocation based on market dynamics and account needs.
What Impact You Can Create at CHANEL
- Our ideal candidate is analytical, numbers‑driven, with an ability to multi‑task and synthesize data to drive the performance of our owned and lease business and meet our customer demands.
Our Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To
- Support a multi‑faceted and evolving retail distribution network.
- Digest and execute on large sets of data supporting high sales and SKU volume.
- Be exposed to or eager to learn and implement new processes that solve challenges.
You Are Energized By
- Displaying agility by showing flexibility and cultivating a growth mindset through resiliency within a fast‑paced environment.
- Navigating complexity and being able to work autonomously.
- Working with multiple accounts and large sets of data to tell an impactful story through the numbers.
- Working cross‑functionally and cultivating impactful relationships with key stakeholders to drive success in our owned and lease network.
What You Will Bring to the Team
- A high comfort level and experience with high sales volume, large sets of data, a high SKU count with heavy seasonality.
- Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose strategic impact.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization.
- Strategic thinker/tactical executor with the ability to embrace change and foster new opportunities to grow and protect the business.
- Self‑motivated and a self‑starter, with a strong attention to detail and systems acumen.
- Fundamental knowledge of the Supply Chain including supply planning, forecasting models, inventory management, manufacturing, and distribution.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint and an aptitude to learn technical applications quickly.
- Possess strong organizational and time‑management skills.
- Learning agility and ability to creatively problem‑solve in a fast‑paced environment; ability to balance multiple tasks.
Position Logistics
- 3 years of experience, ideally within an Operations capacity (Inventory / Account Planning, Allocation, Distribution, Supply Chain, etc.).
- Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in a Supply Chain/Merchandising/Planning field.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and retail management software.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
- Detail‑oriented with strong organizational and time‑management skills.
- Previous experience with SAP is a plus.
- Previous experience with Anaplan is a plus.
- Partially Remote: The role requires a minimum of three days in‑person office presence at the New York City office.
- Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances are deemed appropriate.
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $61,400 through $99,300. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components may/will include additional compensation, benefits, and perks.
Benefits and Perks
- Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options).
- Wellbeing resources including dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2‑week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund.
- Family and caregiving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership).
- Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days.
- 401(k) and other incentives.
- Robust healthcare offerings: medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account, and Employee Assistance Program.
- Life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, health advocate, international business travel accident & medical, and commuter transit & parking.
Diversity and Inclusion
- At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy, and dignity for all. We believe the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
- We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee‑led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.