Planner

Title: Planner (Wholesale, Retail)

Reports into: Sr. Director of Merchandising

Location: El Segundo, CA

Who we are:

At Wolf & Shepherd, we blend performance and luxury to redefine modern footwear. We believe in equipping everyday champions with the confidence to conquer their day, whether in the boardroom, on the move, or beyond. Wolf & Shepherd is searching for talent to contribute to the future development of our brand. We’re looking for someone with passion, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit to join our Merchandise/Planning team as a Planner.

Job Type:

This is a full-time, onsite position based in our corporate office in El Segundo, CA.

What you’ll do:

We are looking for a collaborative, analytical and detail-oriented Planner who is excited to roll up their sleeves and be a part of shaping the future of Wolf and Shepherd! The Planner will be responsible for wholesale planning as well as the retail planning and allocation (two stores currently) for all product categories, with emphasis on Footwear. The Planner will help to drive sales and manage inventory levels by working closely with cross-functional partners in Wholesale, Merchandising and Planning on assortment planning as well as demand and supply planning for the 2 channels while also partnering closely with other cross functional teams in Product Merchandising, Operations, Production and Finance to help manage inventory, build out new processes as needed and ensure that wholesale and retail has the right inventory at the right time across all categories of business.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities: Your responsibilities are inclusive of the following but are not limited to:

Wholesale Planning:

-Creates and Manages the Open-to-buy Projections for the Wholesale channel, inclusive of bottoms up and topline planning by account

-Partners with the VP of Wholesale and Sr. Director of Merchandising to create bottoms up assortments by account and by style/color that include projecting for needs on fashion, carryover and core product.

-Is responsible for monitoring inventory health by style/color/size and proposing solutions to reorder, transfer or liquidate inventory as needed

-Responsible for analyzing all key account selling for not only wholesale but also DTC, staying on top of what’s working and not, attending key market appointments and gathering insights to help inform and communicate future buy decisions as well as opportunities for future product creation.

-Owns all department planning reporting for the channel, such as OTB projection docs, ATS reporting, Off-Price Reporting, etc

-Creates and enhances department reporting as needed, taking the business to the next level.

-Tracks Purchase Orders weekly and partners with Production, DTC planning and Wholesale Ops to make sure on time delivery for all sales orders.

-Proposes course correction needs in-season and partners with Sr. Manager Integrated Planning and Sr. Director of Merchandising to identify potential inventory transfer needs, MD, RTVs and/or reorder needs.

-Participates in the monthly/Qtrly OTB review meeting with Executive team and creates and presents all slides on behalf of the wholesale channel.

-Responsible for partnering with Sr. Manager Integrated planning and Sr. Director of Merchandising to review Omni Inventory Needs prior to each Seasonal Buy and uploading all Production Orders for the wholesale channel, ensuring coverage for all confirmed orders plus any ATS projection net needs.

Retail Planning & Allocation:

-Responsible for setting the seasonal assortment plans and inventory models for 2 retail stores in partnership with the Sr. Director of Merchandising.

-Will prep and execute weekly or bi-wkly replenishment orders to the stores

-Will partner closely with the Store Managers and Retail Ops team to adjust model stocks as needed and be a support for any product knowledge or visual merchandising questions that come up.

-Will create Quarterly Product Knowledge Decks and present them to the teams Quarterly for training

-Will propose and manage Qtrly RTV needs for the store, managing inventory health to make sure the stores have the right mix of products to drive sales and also regularly freshen up the stores.

-Will partner with Sr. Manager of Integrated Planning to make sure Open-to-buy projections are up-to-date.

-Updates final buy assortment docs for Retail in department Visualization tool, Miro

-Research and participate in helping to build out future department reporting/dashboards in tools such as Looker, and/or Netsuite, in addition to excel, as needed, to help take department to the next level.

-Assists team with any other ad hoc projects requested and/or approved by Manager

What we’re looking for:

-3 years experience as a Planner

-Experience with replenishment planning

-Buying, Merchandising and Allocation experience a plus

-Strong excel skills with ability to set up advanced-level formulas, new templates and reports using SUMIFs, pivot tables and be comfortable working with raw data and organizing it into user friendly reports.

-Strong writing, communication and presentation skills

-Self Starter who can work independently as well as with teams as needed

-Must be flexible, collaborative, and a forward thinker

-Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up environment that is in process of building the next level processes and operations for a growing business

-Previous experience using Netsuite a plus

-Previous background in Men's and Women's footwear preferred

-Contemporary fashion or athletic brand experience a plus

PERKS & BENEFITS

We are committed to offering our employees a challenging and rewarding work environment, opportunities for growth and development, benefits, and a competitive compensation package.

• Health, vision, and dental benefits program
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Sick pay
• Frequent free meals and snacks and company sponsored gatherings
• Wolf & Shepherd shoes and more