Lead - eCommerce Planner

At a Glance:

As the eCommerce Planner you will lead the forecasting and buying process across our digital channels for the Americas. You will aim to build a comprehensive forecast of the full apparel and accessory product assortment, highlighting potential risks and opportunities by drilling in at different levels. You understand how movements in Supply Chain and Operations can impact stock level, stock cover and size availability. You will communicate across a broad spectrum of stakeholders in order to optimize product efficiency and stock turn. With both a commercial and analytical background, you will contribute to a high-performing team with a consumer-centric and data-driven culture at the core, turning your insights into growth initiatives for increased efficiency within our apparel and accessory category.

 

We are seeking two planners: one to focus on footwear, our largest category, and the other to focus on apparel and accessories, our fastest-growing category. 

 

Your Team:

The Americas Digital team is a cross functional, entrepreneurial and collaborative team with a passion for putting our consumer & communities in the center of all we do. This is the regional team responsible for growing America's eCommerce share of business within the Oniverse through how we plan products, optimize the customer journey and execute campaigns that run the length of the purchase funnel.

 

Your Mission:

• Build the eCommerce seasonal buy plans for apparel and accessories. Managing product forecasts to define the product mix for the US, Canada, and Brazil direct markets, leveraging insights from historical data, market trends, product, business development and the wholesale business.
• Partner with Demand Planning ahead of purchase orders to make rolling adjustments based on actual and projected inventory performance.
• Run weekly Sales, Stock and Inbounds analysis to uncover risks and opportunities across the product portfolio at a market level.
• Partner with the America’s eCommerce team to define relevant on-site assortments, steering distribution of both seasonal and non-seasonal products.
• Collaborate with omni channel teams to make adjustments to product launch and drop out dates based on business needs.
• Support inventory management through re-forecasting/order book trades and discussions between DTC ECommerce, DTC Retail, and wholesale.
• Proactively improve processes, tooling and collaboration with the global operations team.

 

Your Story:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Apparel and/or Footwear Merchandise Planning, Sales Planning, Demand Planning, or buying, ideally within a DTC or eCommerce landscape.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to cut through large data-sets and manage the art and science approach to forecasting.
• Prior experience leveraging a data analytics tool such as Looker, Google Analytics, Power BI, Tableau, SPS commerce or other preferred.
• Innate understanding of digital customer behavior, product lifecycle, market trends and how seasonality can impact product portfolio efficiency.
• Able to multitask, work at a fast pace, and adapt to change.
• Approaches challenges and opportunities with curiosity, embodying the growth hacker mentality whilst implementing creative, action-oriented solutions.

 

What we offer:

An inclusive, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environment that has been ranked as the ‘fastest growing sports company’ of its time. With offices across the globe, we are an international team, hungry to innovate and continue to build a brand that both inspires people to move and takes care of our planet. We foster an environment where each individual strives for excellence and can achieve their full potential. This is where your work matters, you’re hands-on and your team members are among the very best in their respective disciplines and fields.