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Demand Planner Jobs in New York, NY at EMERGING BLUE
Title: Demand Planner
Company: EMERGING BLUE
Location: New York, NY
Job Description
We are searching for a Demand Planner for our apparel client to oversee all aspects of strategic planning management for high volume account(s) while assuming financial accountability to drive results.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop product category goals and create seasonal buy plans that tie back to wholesale financial goals
- Consolidate demand for the total wholesale channel and partner with Production to ensure that receipt needs for wholesale channel deliveries are consistently met
- Run internal margin reporting and analysis
- Partner with cross functional management to drive company's strategic initiatives
- Partner with Merchandising to utilize the directed assortments by tier of distribution to affect the buys
- Run seasonal post mortem analysis to drive buys of purchasing to achieve sales goals
- Execute, develop and ensure capacity plans are met
- Support the management of inventory
- Analyze quarterly projections for replenishment styles
- Manage timelines to hit buying and sourcing deadlines encompassing account needs
- Support system development to enhance planning program functionality
- Special projects as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities/Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Finance or related field
- 5+ years of experience in Wholesale Planning and Analysis
- Fluent in Retail Math and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Ability to travel as needed (up to 30%)
- Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail
Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.
Salary Description: $75,000 – $110,000 per year
