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About the Role

The Planner collaborates with the buying team to establish a merchandise management framework aimed at driving business and maximizing profit. This role involves creating detailed plans, forecasts, and analyses to improve assortment decisions, vendor negotiations, inventory, and markdown management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and own merchandise plans aligned with corporate strategy to maximize full price sales and profit.
• Build strong partnerships with merchant/buying counterparts for collaborative planning and opportunity identification.
• Produce and interpret end-of-season analysis to optimize planning and buying decisions.
• Manage plan integrity across merchandise, store, and season hierarchies.
• Maintain plans across key metrics including sales, markdown, margin, receipts, and inventory actions.
• Manage in-season performance through reforecasting to enhance inventory productivity and profit.
• Maintain forecasts across relevant metrics and hierarchies to understand opportunities and risks.
• Produce and interpret in-season analysis to drive inventory recommendations and decisions.
• Collaborate with merchant/buying counterparts to mitigate risk and drive sales, full price sell-through, and profit.
• Work with Assistant Planners and Allocation Analysts to manage inventory levels for network-wide opportunity maximization.
• Maintain accurate Demand Forecasts/Auto-Replenishment models and manage open-to-buy accordingly.
• Manage markdown inventory and propose price reductions to drive profitable sell-through.
• Collaborate with merchant/buying counterparts to identify slow-moving items and propose markdowns.
• Review markdown performance and liaise with stores and supply chain to drive opportunities.
• Calculate and propose further price reductions and actions to balance margin and off-price sell-through.
• Work with buyers to produce a recode proposal for optimized inventory performance.
• Forecast and follow up on performance of promotional, marketing, and other events.
• Make recommendations on event activity based on inventory performance analysis.
• Predict sales and profit impacts and identify relevant inventory alignment and actions.
• Produce analysis on event results and interpret future opportunities.
• Participate in and champion projects.
• Develop the knowledge and skills of Assistant Planners and Allocation Analysts.
• Collaborate with planning peers to ensure consistent best practices in processes, systems, and reporting.
• Prepare performance presentation data as requested.
• Present findings and results to cross-functional audiences.
• Build effective partnerships with internal contacts including buyers, stores, supply chain, finance, and marketing.
• Develop processes, systems, and reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of successful experience in a merchandise planning business unit.
• Excellent financial acumen.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated influencing skills with the ability to get things done.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Confident and effective written & verbal communicator.
• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Experience with ERP and Merchandise Planning systems.
• Passionate about fashion and luxury retailing.

Skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• ERP systems
• Merchandise Planning systems
• Financial acumen
• Analytical skills
• Influencing skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills (written & verbal)

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2+ years

Education Level

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

• $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation
• Generous employee discount
• Pension
• Health & dental benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Continuous learning and development
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Enticing perks
• Pension matching
• Incentives

About the Company

• Holt Renfrew offers an inspiring, fashion-driven environment with opportunities to learn and grow.
• Incredible partnerships with iconic luxury brands.
• Commitments to corporate social responsibility.

Equal Opportunity

• Holt Renfrew is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees -- their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger.
• If you are contacted for a job opportunity and require accommodation, please email careers@holtrenfrew.com and let us know so we can ensure you have an accessible candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• All requests are confidential and used only to meet candidate needs.