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Senior Demand Planner Jobs in Los Angeles, CA at CULT GAIA
Title: Senior Demand Planner
Company: CULT GAIA
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Company:Born in Los Angeles, Cult Gaia is known for beautiful heirloom pieces that will live in your closet forever. The cornerstone of Cult Gaia’s DNA is creating objects d’art that makes you look twice. Since its inception, CG has grown from accessories into a lifestyle brand, selling everything from ready-to-wear to shoes, a world of Gaia.
Job Purpose:
The Senior Demand Planner is responsible for managing a multi-category plan which serves a premiere global account. This position partners with the sales department to prepare seasonal plans considering current business trends and the company’s annual business goals.
Responsibilities:
Supports and maintains yearly and seasonal sales plans by demand planning and forecasting inventory budgets, sales, projected dilutions (RTV, Discounts, MD), and margins
Report on partners profitability, maintains & utilizes partner OTB to profitably plan & grow the partners business. Works closely with the Sales team & partners to ensure all opportunity/liability is addressed
Manage bottom up OTB to meet revenue targets and provide assortment planning guidance for 6 seasonal buys to help ensure proper penetration by product category
Provide strategic & analytical support to drive achievement of sales plan, improved gross margin & key financial goals
Partner with Account Executives to ensure style level forecasts support partners and corporate financial plans. Monitor ongoing demand and inventory needs specially to key replenishment programs. Makes additional recommendations to Sales team to address the gap and/or opportunities
Reforecast receipts and ST% monthly, identify risks and opportunities relative to Annual Plans
Create and manage all weekly wholesale reporting from topline, seasonal ST%, best sellers to delivery status, booking recaps and available inventory reporting
Identify risks and/or opportunities in season, recommend Promos and MD cadence along with ECOM planner
Partner with ECOM Planner on weekly inventory optimization and monthly reorders to maximize sales and margin
Oversee ATS (available to sell), recommend in season assortment packages, drive post season recommendation including bi-annual off – price assortment
Develop and analyze comprehensive allocation strategy for daily allocation flow to ensure alignment with customer order dates, customer requested ship dates, available inventory, and arriving product
Provides sales and order management by maintaining customer bookings, fill rates, shipping statuses, and making exceptions (product shortages, cancellations, delays)
Roll up Seasonal Buys post market and manage splits for production POs between warehouse locations to fulfill all wholesale orders
Reconcile booking reports, past cancel, hold for confirmation, credit hold, oversold, bulk orders and return authorizations
Communicate consistently with the warehouse on in-season shipping and re-order shipping
Support sales team during and post-market, including rolling up final inventory buy and adjusting purchase orders, as necessary
Enthusiastically take on other assignments as needed to support evolving business needs
Qualifications:
Minimum 4 years demand/wholesale planning experience for a mid to large sizes fashion brand or consumer goods company
Experience working with international and domestic accounts is a must (Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Zalando)
Extensive knowledge and capabilities in Excel
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