Manager, Merchandise Financial 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.

Merchandising/Planning/Buying

From developing the product strategies to growing our brands, merchandising careers at Centric Brands offer exciting possibilities to grow a career with one of world’s foremost lifestyle brands collectives. From helping develop the merchandise mix to ensuring stores and online site have the right products in the right quantities to creating the long-term brand strategy, a career in merchandising and planning offers you a chance to make a positive impact on our success – and yours. 

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Merchandise Financial Planning Manager to join its Kids 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 Merchandise Financial Planning Manager will take the lead on the entire end to end planning process, which will include: LRP, Budgeting and Forecasting, Merchandise financial planning, Inventory Management, Post Market Reconciliation.   This position will provide management guidance and hands on oversight to the day to day business, and be the link between sales, finance, production, and operations. The net result should be increased wholesale and retail sales, greater profitability and improved inventory turns both internally and for our retail customers. In addition, this individual will assure timely and accurate communication of weekly, monthly, and seasonal forecasts.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities will include Merchandise Financial Planning, Assortment Planning, Retail Planning and Reporting, Inventory Management
• Report results and reforecasts monthly to provide Finance and Supply Planning with timely and accurate pre-season and in season projections and how we are tracking vs budget
• Call out trends relating to sales versus projections
• Communicate any risks/opportunities due to stock position or account feedback
• Supervise/challenge inventory levels and fulfillment by color / style / customer
• Create clear and actionable recaps for sales & accounts in-season
• Forecast and maintain projected weeks of supply based on on-hands, demand plans, vendor purchase orders
• Close collaboration with internal sales teams, and external customers

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of Planning experience in a Wholesale environment
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Ability to think both strategically and execute tactically
• Ability to partner and collaborate at all levels with multiple areas of the business
• Be able to influence others based on the analysis and forecasting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to convey a point of view
• Must be proficient at creating any new reporting tools to stay ahead of our competition and accounts’ analytical expectations
• Entrepreneurial mindset and resourceful – Capable of problem solving
• Primary decision making will revolve around accurate projections, managing supply and forecasting inventory and shipments. This will increase wholesale purchases/shipments, inventory turn and profitability
• SAP experience, a plus
• Tillerman experience, a plus

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: $104,000 - $120,000

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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