Sr Merchandise Planner

WHO WE ARE:

We are a leading specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global, emerging, and proprietary brands rooted in an active and social lifestyle. We are based out of sunny Southern California at the Tilly’s RSC. You’ll hear the term RSC a lot, it stands for Retail Support Center since our corporate offices are here to support our retail and online stores.

Working at Tillys allows you to experience a new style of work life. Our work culture is fun and relaxed. We encourage you to be you and that means you should be comfortable. Our employees enjoy a casual dress code and a fun, fast paced work environment where creative minds work together to achieve common goals. As a part of the team you’ll contribute towards and share in our success. A career at Tillys is all about working together to make things happen… so what are you waiting for?

SUMMARY:

The following is a brief description of responsibilities to be performed by the Sr. Planner.  Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Develop, execute, and communicate merchandise financial plans and strategies that support the company’s overall merchandising objectives.

·        Create and maintain strategic financial plans as related to merchandising strategies.

·        Responsible for planning sales, inventory, markdowns, and margins at a department and or program level.

·        Pre-season topside merchandise planning at a department/class/style/color level as well as in season planning adjusting forecasts to trend.

·        Responsible for building pre-season class plans at the price type (regular and markdown) and weekly level.

·        Responsible for analysis of business around risk and opportunities division, class and or program level.

·        Responsible for quantifying in-season risk and opportunities and making the appropriate recommendations to merchant teams and management.

·        Responsible for partnering with management, merchant and allocation in order to strategically move business toward increasing profit.

·        Communicate monthly Open-to-buy forecasts and supporting action plans as well as presentation of this data to management and cross functional teams.

·        Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan and forecast in season sales and inventories on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis and ad hoc basis.

·        Manage the financial success of the department by meeting sales, merchandise margin, gross margin return on investment (GMROI) and inventory goals.

·        Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities.

·        Work with merchants and allocation to determine and manage exit strategies recommending items for clearance and controlling aged inventory.

·        Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross functional team members (i.e. Merchandising, Distribution Center, Store Operations, Visual and Finance).

·        Collaborate with Merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities.

·        Manage and support the career development process of one or more Planners and or Associate Planners.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

·        Proficient in the use of Excel and  MS Word.

·        Ability to perform all essential duties and responsibilities listed above.

·        Detail oriented and organized.

·        Able to effectively use common office equipment.

·        Ability to reprioritize projects frequently.

·        Must have ability to multitask.

·        Independent, self-motivated, team player.

·        Able to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

·        Minimum of 3-5 years experience in inventory management and overseeing planning at an item level within a large specialty retailer (300 stores).

·        Bachelor’s degree in related field.

·        Demonstrated logical analysis and problem solving skills.

·        Solid understanding of financial measurements including, sales, gross margin, GMROI, inventory turn, weeks of supply and how to impact them.

·        Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities.

·        Ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.

·        Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with peers and cross functional teams.

·        Ability or aptitude to learn technical applications quickly.

·        Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Salary Range: $100-$110K

Final offer will be based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

·        Typical office environment with low level noise exposure.

WHY US?

· Bonus eligible

· 401k

· Comprehensive medical and dental benefits … vision is fully paid by us!

· Employee Discount online and in-store

· Discount on numerous attractions, travel and events

· Employee Sample Sale

· Relaxed work environment … wear what we sell in our stores

· 40 hours paid sick time granted on day 1!

· Fitness and wellness events virtually or at the office

“Tillys will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Chapter XVIII, Article 9 (Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box).”