Merchandise Planner Manager, Watches
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Job mission
The Merchandise Planner Manager for watches will work within the Merchandising/Supply Chain Department for Cartier North America.
The Person will assist the overall watches business by developing analysis/reports and by defining stock strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Demand and Inventory Planning
- Manage the overall forecast process for product in range. Implement strategies to ensure the inventory policy is optimal.
- Manage the overall forecast process for novelties. Define Launch planning and network implementation strategy in collaboration with Marketing Teams.
- Oversee assortments reviews for Retail, Special Retail and Ecommerce; liaise with International Operations team & update based on trends & NA strategy
- Ensure Inventory policy support Sales Seasonality and replenishment Leadtime without having a surplus.
Support to Business
- Ensure product availability, liaise with International Operations team for stock requests, stock allocation, shortages, returns, reallocations.
- Proactive communication with Commercial management teams on stock situation, Best-seller.
- Monitor Overall NA inventory for scarce products
- Oversee products allocation in the warehouse between Retail and Special Retail to maximize sales
- Initiate stock balancing within Network and Warehouse depending on strategy or sales performance of Commercial Networks.
- Partner with NA Merchandising for execution.
- Liaise with NA Merchandising team
- Communication with NA Merchandisers on shortages and production schedule. Collaborate to identify inventory opportunities.
- Address stock issues and opportunities to International Operations team
- Manage Novelties implementation with Merchandising
- Monitor NA Ecommerce stock and non-Dedicated stock to support sales trend and objective.
- Identify inventory opportunities by analyzing and monitoring consumer’s buying patterns.
- Liaise with NA Ecommerce team to ensure all novelties are visible on the site, and Non-Dedicated stock articles are uploaded.
Stock Management
- Partner with Logistics teams within our warehouses to facilitate product flow, track shipments and prioritize deliveries.
- Monitor inbound and out-bound product flows (i.e. returns (RTV’s)) and other stock reduction/maximization actions
- Monitor damaged stock levels with Logistic team and the New York workshop. Oversee cleaning.
- Select eligible products for Employee Sales
Continuous Improvement of Processes
- Power BI reports – build and maintain sales/stock/transfers dashboards.
- Monitor monthly or weekly changes in sales trend, shortages, logistic processing, Regions/Boutiques/Ecommerce stock, assortment.
- Provides reports as needed for Management.
- Identify areas of opportunity and presenting solutions
- Work with International, logistics and IT departments to enhance supply chain services.
- Handle special projects and responsibilities as required. Communicate with Merchandising, Marketing, Corporate Commercial team, PR, Celebrity team, Warehouse, VM.
Qualifications:
Education
- High school/Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Required Experience
- 5-7 years of experience related to planning/merchandising/buying is required
Technical Skills/Abilities
- Excellent computer proficiency with MS-Office (mainly Excel and Analysis)
- SAP system experience is a plus
- Power BI experience is a plus
Personal Skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Fast learner
- Organized and capacity to work in the details
- Flexibility and reactivity
- An entrepreneurial mind-set that includes a curiosity to improve business acumen is required
- Motivated individual able to work independently and as a team player is required.
- Strong organizational skills with excellent time management and decision-making skills;
- Ability to work additional hours as needed
Expected base salary range: $80,000-$120,000
Salary will be negotiated based on relevant skills and experience
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Richemont owns several of the world’s leading companies in the field of luxury goods, with particular strengths in
jewellery, watches and writing instruments. Cartier joined the Group in 1988.
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