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About the Role

This role involves reporting to the Director of Merchandise Planning and collaborating with Merchants to develop consumer and category segment productivity targets. You will present sales and inventory plans, implement in-season activities, and manage profitability to achieve seasonal performance goals.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Merchants to develop Consumer & Category segment productivity targets (assortment architecture)
Present bottom-up sales and inventory plans, and reconcile against the tops-down financial plans to inform financial and inventory decisions
Implement in-season activities within the team including forecasts and retail sales
Review monthly retail forecast and reconcile against plans to determine dept OTB
Work with Allocation partners to ensure in-season allocation, replenishment, consumption, and receipt flow
Manage in-season profitability to achieve or exceed seasonal performance
Work with Retail Merchants, Allocation and Category Inventory Manager (CIM), partners to manage product life cycle
Conduct quantitative analysis to increase line profitability—identify and monetize new opportunities and identify risks
Manage OTB waterfall from Demand to Net Sales, with demonstratable understanding of the puts-takes of the eCommerce business and financial flows
Perform analysis on seasons' financial and assortment performance to develop next seasons' inventory plans
Assist channel lead in setting team department goals for revenue, gross margin, inventory, and style/color productivity that meet overall assigned channel/regional financial metrics
Determine and recognize in season process and opportunities
Suggest strategies to grow sales on key categories / items
Take ownership of additional projects that support channel and company plans
Lead projects across all DTC and work across the channel matrix with their “company hat” to ensure inventory profitability for all

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree, however, a combination of college education and related work experience may be used as a substitute
5+ years of Planning experience, with some time in eCommerce or DTC businesses
Strong analytical skills to interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data
Communicate important financial measures, and how they are used in systems/tools
Well versed in Microsoft Excel (can perform complex functions) and open to new systems
Understand retail math, merchandising financials and profitability KPIs

Skills

Microsoft Excel
Retail Math
Merchandising Financials
Profitability KPIs
Quantitative Analysis

Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Work Type

Hybrid
Full time

Experience Level

5+ years of Planning experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$92,300 - $125,000 per year

Benefits

Base pay
Incentive plans
401(k) matching
Paid leave
Health insurance
Product discounts

About the Company

At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger.
We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it.
We believe that what makes us different makes us stronger.

Equal Opportunity

LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer.
We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.
EOE M/F/Disability/Vets