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About the Role

Planners are the strategic drivers of our product teams, shaping the inventory and financial strategy behind every product. Interpreting and balancing current sales, inventory analysis, financial goals, and emerging trends, our Merchandise Planners build the strategies that maximize our product success and profitability. Planners forecast future product performance, establish sales strategies across domestic, international, and e-commerce channels, and strategically manage our inventory around the world.

Responsibilities

Drive sales and margin for your brand gender by crafting assortment architecture and strategizing brand gender and mid-level plans by region and channel.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop business strategies, manage profitability, and react to change while making strategic decisions based on current sales and inventory information.
Research the global market and leverage that information to build the most compelling and profitable financial plan.
Forecast and implement product distribution strategies by analyzing sales data and store inventory levels, incorporating variations by channel.
Clearly present selling and inventory analysis and performance-to-plan results and strategies to senior leadership, providing insight on selling analysis, customer insights, and trend ideas.
Build department level costing, revenue, and merchandise financial planning strategies by channel and region to achieve growth in key performance indicators.
Direct line management responsibilities for a team of Item Planners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or related experience.
Passion for the A&F brands and the role.
Prior merchandise planning experience is preferred.
Proven leadership experience.
Ability to thrive in team-based settings and a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional partners.
Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently with senior-level leaders.
Ability to balance between robust analytical capability and an interest in the creative process.
Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.
Desire & curiosity to learn more.

Skills

Inventory analysis
Financial strategy
Sales forecasting
Merchandise financial planning
Leadership
Presentation skills
Analytical capability
Adaptability

Location

London, England

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Preferred prior merchandise planning experience
Proven leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree or related experience

About the Company

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Join us as we team up around the globe and grow to a $5+ billion family of brands—powered by purpose and the belief that we are all leaders.

Equal Opportunity

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.