Timberland: Planner – Footwear

Timberland: Planner – Footwear

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in analytics and merchandise planning, forecasting, or buying
• Bachelor’s degree
• Microsoft Office Suite – very strong Excel required
• Tableau and MS Power BI reporting tools expertise
• Experience product forecasting, statistical modeling and/or strategic planning
• Experience in retail sales analysis
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret data to identify business opportunities
• Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate analysis to broad audience
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong cross functional collaboration skills required
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of seasonal revenue targets by region, channel and category that align with financial and brand strategies.
• Provide style and color count guidance based on historical performance, product trends, and market opportunities.
• Report on style and color count and conduct style and color rationalization exercises using ABC analysis or other quantitative analysis.
• Help support the creation of bottoms-up plans by product classification, region and channel at the style and color level to align with financial plan based on global category insights, regional sell-in and sell-thru data, historical trend, and seasonal initiatives.
• Plan and track seasonal assortments and communicate forecast variances to the merchandising team and other business stakeholders.
• Partner with Global & Regional Planning teams, ensuring forecasts are connected to strategic focuses.
• Communicate in season forecast variances and swings to merchandising and planning teams flagging areas of concern.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis in support of the organization.
• Support data governance for assigned product categories.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.