Overview
Early Career Development Program – Planning Jobs in New York, NY at Saks
Title: Early Career Development Program – Planning
Company: Saks
Location: New York, NY
Job Details
Job DescriptionWho We Are:Saks is a world-renowned luxury ecommerce destination. The company’s unique approach combines a focus on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of extraordinary stores that extends that seamless experience into the real world.
On its website and app, Saks offers an unparalleled selection of curated merchandise across fashion for women and men, beauty, jewelry, home décor and more. In addition to the shopping experience, customers come to Saks for inspiring editorial content, access to digital stylists, lifestyle experiences and other world-class services. The company is currently in the midst of a dramatic expansion, driven by significant enhancements to its platforms and offerings, with the goal of becoming the preeminent destination for luxury internationally.
Program SummaryThe Early Career Development Program (ECDP) provides participants with connectivity, cross-functional exposure, and the skills necessary to succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic, luxury digital retail organization. In addition to on the job experience, the 12 month program offers a robust training curriculum that includes formal and experiential learning to sharpen technical and power skills essential to their role at Saks.
The program aims to enhance connectivity amongst program participants, as well as across the organization, by providing cohort team building activities and cross functional networking. You will gain a holistic understanding of the business by being exposed to each function of the organization through business 101 courses, Leadership roundtables, and site tours.
Role DescriptionAs an ECDP Participant on our Planning team, you’ll gain exposure to various aspects of a career in Merchandise Planning through technical training supported by our program curriculum, as well as on-the-job training in partnership with your respective Planner. You will learn and be able to put into practice the fundamentals of Merchandise Planning such as financial planning and the cost accounting method, open-to-buy and inventory management, product pricing, markdowns & promotions, and more.
In addition to growing your skillset within Planning, through our curriculum you will also be provided with training on other key areas of our business, such as Buying– which ensures that our merchandise selection closely aligns with our strategy and goals, and Category Growth– which is responsible for leading the growth of our online categories through marketing data and insights.
Key Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree
1-2 years related experience
Must be comfortable working virtually/remotely
Proven leadership ability through participation in organizations and clubs
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to promote teamwork and collaboration
Who You Are
An adaptable, entrepreneurial, goal-oriented individual with an eagerness to learn
A self-motivated and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment
A perceptive individual with strong written and verbal communication skills
A natural problem-solver who is also intuitively analytical and creative, and is able to generate a variety of new and novel ideas to resolving issues
An innovative, out-of-the box thinker who shines in brainstorming sessions, is willing to take risks, and continuously looks for opportunities to improve the way things …
