Skills

Communication Problem Solving Critical Thinking Sales Merchandising Analytics Data Science

Job Specifications

Title: Senior Assortment Planner- Soccer

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 8+ months contract

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:

You will partner cross functionally with Merchandising, Sport Planning, Business Planning, Sales, Concept Planners and Marketing/ Brand teams.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a Senior Assortment Planner to establish clear end to end bottom’s up assortment plans partnering with Merchandising, Sales and Business Planning to create a line grounded in profitability, productivity, and consumer centric offerings. You will be tasked with creating pre-season style color plans that support the goals of by managing from in- season optimization to a robust, seasonal rolling forecast process in collaboration with account planning teams. A strong candidate will

Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions pre and in-season
Demonstrate experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning
Influence others and craft compelling communication grounded in data
Think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottoms up perspective
Display problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcomes
Understand of consumer and marketplace trend
Hold a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3-5 years directly relevant work experience Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 1 yr; Masters + 0-3 yrs

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON:

Working on this team will be rewarding, challenging, and most definitely not be just another job. You'll be an ambassador of the brand - everything we stand for: drive, determination, the unyielding commitment to excellence. These all will be a part of your everyday experience. In this role you'll establish clear assortment plans that tell a story for the season and helps merchandising create a line grounded in profitability and consumer centric offering. This will include collaborating with merchandising and sales to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial plans and product opportunities.

You will:

Present financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings. You'll proactively report on the health of the business, facilitate smart business decisions, communicate financial results, and create action plans to managers and cross-functional team members on a regular basis.
You'll collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge. In addition, you'll participate in a team structure that facilitates and maximizes individual and team performance, supporting and fostering an open and inclusive environment that embraces diversity, encourages accountability, and drives results.
Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level leveraging analytics, develop strategies to meet financial goals and own open to buy bottom’s up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions through to in season optimization
Partner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offering
Recap and analyze the business against forecast and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a monthly basis
Product forecasting and in season optimization by analyzing data, & providing actionable insights
Report on forecast variance across key planning gates and deliver action plans as well as risks & opportunities
Support monthly and seasonal inventory planning and management activities
In partnership with account teams actively manage product; close-out process and aging inventory to maximize consumer demand and marketplace objectives

About the Company

Net2Source (N2S) is a global workforce solutions company recognized by SIA as the largest and fastest-growing Total Talent Solutions provider with a presence in 32 countries. and in-house Glo-Cal (global and local) teams to support our clients. We carve out custom talent solutions, keeping People, Process, and Technology as the pillars of making the process simple, robust, and efficient. With over 3,500+ contractors working worldwide, we specialize in Contingent Staffing, RPO, Direct Sourcing, Payroll Solutions (EOR/AOR), ... Know more