Director, Retail & Replenishment Planning

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Director of Retail and Replenishment Planning to join its team. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands.

The Director of Planning will be responsible for managing planning activities for Centric Brands Kids Division’s major department stores and ecommerce accounts. The brands within this scope include Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Nautica.  The scope of the Planning function is to collaborate with the sales partners to drive the business through account centric assortment, sales and receipt planning, In season and post season hindsighting. Replenishment product comprises a significant portion of this business and requires thoughtful sku level forecasting and inventory management along with coordination with production colleagues for procurement and capacity forecasting.

Responsibilities:  

• Partner with Director and SVP of Sales to develop and manage the retail business performance of key accounts on a weekly and seasonal basis.
• Maintain and monitor business plans for each key account by department to plan and control the sales, markdowns and receipt flows with a goal of achieving goal metrics for sales performance and profitability.
• Build bottom-up ladder plans for major accounts to ensure optimal assortments
• Maintain and monitor monthly replenishment sku level retail sales and wholesale shipping projections resulting in a well-managed Open to Buy and timely procurement requisitions.
• Analyze actual product performance and recommend next actions surrounding product lifecycle
• Create and maintain and analyze all wholesale and retail account level reporting including but not limited to: Style Selling, Sales to Stock, Delivery Sell Thru and Weekly Top-line and Partner performance reports
• Develop ad-hoc analytical reports and tools to meet the changing needs of the business
• Attend and participate in market appointments, including preparing power point presentations which focus on SWOT methodology, assessing strengths, weaknesses, identifying opportunities and threats

• 10+ years retail planning experience
• Demonstrated experience in retail data analysis and OTB management
• Excellent retail math skills        
• Experience in SAP a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Expert knowledge and capabilities in Excel, Intermediate experience with remaining office software
• Demonstrated Financial and Business Acumen
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $135,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

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