Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 70 years of experience in the children’s wear apparel and accessories industry. Haddad is the leading children’s wear manufacturer representing the most iconic American brands in the world; Nike, Brand Jordan, Converse, Hurley and Levi’s. Our talented professionals are leaders in design, sourcing, sales and global distribution. With over 15 locations and 800 employees globally, it is no surprise that we are already the number one children’s wear company in the world.

Overview:

The Senior Retail Planner will oversee all aspects of strategic planning management for high volume account(s) is financially accountable to drive results. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with the Sales team to forecast sales, margin and inventory turn by month, brand/division and account/customer/size range
• Validate plans, ensure external and internal sales and profit criteria
• Analyze current sales trends and on-order to adjust forecast accordingly
• Plan and project receipt flow(s) and manage model stock levels necessary to support sales forecasts, profit margins and allowance goals for brand(s)
• Develop knowledge of geographic and store-attribute performance and trends to employ in strategies
• Track sales related to markdowns to ensure margin performance and effectiveness of strategies
• Identify and explain opportunities within brands/divisions and individual accounts, down to the door level
• Provide direction to Brick & Mortar partners to ensure adequate flow/depth of common assortment merchandise; accountable for determining flow strategy
• Prepare merchandise plans by analyzing items purchased and requested by product category, type, quantity while studying season floor space and plans
• Integrate sales forecasts to specify quantity of items and when they should be purchased
• Recruit top talent, train and develop team members
• Supervise staff and provide direction and management to drive sales
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Finance or related field
• 5 years of experience in Wholesale Planning and Analysis
• Fluent in Retail Math and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills 
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 30%)
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.