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Job Title: Planner - Wholesale (Lucky Brand Jeans)
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-14

Company Name: Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Contact: HR
Phone: email only please
Fax: email only please

Description: Planner - Wholesale (Lucky Brand Jeans)

Job ID: 9326 # Positions: 1 City - State - Country: US-NY-New York Position Type: Full Time Posted Date: 06-26-08 Category: Planning/Wholesale

Apply for this job: Your application choices are: * Apply for this jobonline Liz Claiborne Inc. is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/D/V) and is committed to diversity in its workplace.

More information about this job: Overview: Lucky Brand Jeans, established in 1990, has become one of Americas favorite denim brands with a sense of humor evident in its trademark "Lucky You" fly. Lucky Brand products are sold through its own 170 retail stores nationwide and on its website (www.luckybrandjeans.com). Additionally, the company sells its products in a select group of high-end department stores including Nordstrom, Bloomingdales and Dillards and in better specialty stores including Buckle and Fred Segal. Lucky Brand Jeans offers a competitive benefit and compensation package, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Paid vacation, Paid sick, Paid holidays, Life Insurance, Generous product discount, and a casual yet professional work environment. We invite you to apply and join our dynamic, expanding team. We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Planner - Wholesale

Responsibilities: .Develop quarterly shipment plans by account based on top-line wholesale financial targets .Build sales plans by door and create and manage accounts six-month open-to-buys .Work with sales team during seasonal management meetings to secure Luckys receipt plans .Partner with merchants and sales team to develop quarterly SKU plans .Develop quarterly class targets in units and dollars for department store and specialty store accounts .Create style projections for pre-market turn-ins .Reconcile projections and final turn-ins with class and financial targets .Lead and facilitate buy finalization meeting with sales team .Develop wholesale denim penetration plans by month as well as monthly replenishment targets by account .Build six-month replenishment projections by style and reconcile with financial plans .Monitor replenishment inventory levels and partner with production and sales team to address any issues .Partner with merchants to determine fabric needs and reproject monthly based on actual usage and trends .Lead quarterly denim hindsight meeting for sales and merchant teams .Ensure weekly and month-end sales information is entered into company systems .Present status reports to sales team weekly and partner with them to develop strategies to achieve quarterly targets .Update retail performance monthly to determine account profitability and potential giveback needs .Review open-to-buys and door performance with sales team monthly in order to highlight risks and opportunities .Monitor order confirmations and partner with sales, customer service and production to make in-season adjustments in order to balance supply and demand .Partner with production to address specific needs based on accounts requests or business trends .Review ATS with sales team to identify opportunities by account to help reduce excess inventory .Work with specialty store team and customer service to manage customer bulks and Developing Talent .Partner effectively with merchants and cross-functional teams .Train, develop and retain direct reports .Partner with Leadership to develop individual goals and provide role clarity for direct reports

Qualifications: .4-year degree preferred; advanced degree a plus. .Minimum 2 years wholesale planning experience; 5 or more years of total work experience .Planning experience with an EDI, QR or replenishment business .Demonstrated experience presenting and recommending strategies and building a business case,strategic forecasting for a multi-dimensional business and influencing and negotiating at a variety of levels .Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presenting complex material in an organized and compelling manner

Please refer to Job code lizclaiborne-9326 when responding to this ad.

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