Planner / Buyer East Coast Premium Brands

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.

Position Overview: 

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Planner/Buyer to join our team. In this position, you will lead various aspects of planning and strategy, implementing both top-down and bottom-up approaches to ensure our company meets and exceeds its financial goals and business objectives. The ideal candidate is a data-driven self-starter that thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has a deep understanding of wholesale, inventory, merchandise, and DTC planning.

Key Responsibilities:

Inventory Planning

• Develop 12-month forward-looking projections for Core SKUs; Manage to a WOS target and implement monthly buys with production partners.
• Forecast receipts weekly by customer to understand timing and flow of goods.
• Update and distribute daily reports tracking sales by customer, by profit center and product line projecting flow by month at retail, cost, IMU and units.
• Monitor and analyze weekly sales, item performance, and inventory flow to adjust strategies for maximizing sales, margins, and turn.
• Manage budgets and track profitability, ensuring that key performance indicators (KPIs) are met and delivering financial results.
• Manage and enhance analytics in ad hoc Omni reporting.
• Translate top-down financial goals into merchandise plans and maintain in season forecasts.
• Assist with weekly and monthly reporting to Centric.

Merchandise and Assortment Planning

• Set seasonal sales and margin goals, reconciling forecasts from both top-down and bottom-up perspectives before finalization.
• Participate in product reviews with sales and design teams to ensure alignment to financial plans.
• Responsible for developing and executing buying strategies, managing inventory, and collaborating cross-functionally to drive business growth and achieve financial targets.
• Support the market process by preparing assortment targets by account/country.
• Communicate regularly with senior leadership on category performance, opportunities for growth, and adjustments to the buying strategy.
• Create lineplans with new category opportunities, hindsight analysis, style and sku plans and retail targets.
• Manage style and sku count during the development process and provide updates throughout season to design, production and product development.
• Produce weekly, monthly and seasonal reports with a high level of accuracy, including analyzing reports and making recommendations for next steps.
• Responsible for hindsight analysis and set up of OTB in preparation for each market.
• Maintain and analyze size selling data to apply to the seasonal buys and create size breaks for orders.
• Maintain visual buy boards for each season.
• Partner with digital marketing for email selection and promotional strategies.

• Minimum 3-5 years planning/buying experience.
• Advanced Excel skills (SUMIFs, VLOOKUPS, Pivot tables) with ability to manage large data sets.
• Strong understanding of retail math and business acumen with attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in sales forecasting, inventory management, and financial planning.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and projects with a sense of urgency.
• Bachelor’s Degree

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: $71,200 - $100,000

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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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please note that Centric Brands will only reach out to interview, make an offer of employment or conduct onboarding activities for candidates who have applied through our careers site. When interviewing for a position, the candidate experience will include live interaction, such as a video conference or telephone call, with a Recruiter and/or company employee(s). We will never ask for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process. Be aware of suspicious recruitment activity. If you think you are a victim of an employment scam, you may contact your local law enforcement agency and/or visit the Federal Trade Commission website here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.

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