Merchandise Planner - Relocation Assistance Provided

The MERCHANDISE PLANNER role at Peruvian Connection is a highly visible and cross-functional role that helps lead the integrated planning process within the organization.  The ideal candidate is experienced in planning and passionate about retail.  If you: thrive in a fast-paced environment and can keep your priorities straight throughout, enjoy flexing your excel muscles to glean insights from large data sets, and would be thrilled to support the strategic growth of a unique international apparel company – we want to hear from you!

Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

What You’ll Do:

• Take ownership of the demand planning process, through active participation in creation of the seasonal planning calendar and proactively pursuing planning deadlines.
• Generate category/market level budgets and ensure forecasts are reconciled at each milestone within the planning process.
• Create demand forecasts and mix percent’s by offer for all channels and markets, informed by detailed historical analysis.
• Advise in making assortment decisions and rankings, simultaneously identifying, and sharing strategic opportunities.
• Build processes and reports to analyze sales, stock, and profitability across business segments.
• Monitor in-season product sales, reforecasting to inform reorder quantities and executing all liquidation plans.
• Management and execution of the multi-echelon stock supply from US to UK DC.
• Provide post-season analysis as well as publishing weekly and monthly Executive reporting.
• Actively engage with and identify ways to better serve cross functional partners in Design, Ecommerce, Marketing, and Retail.

You Also Have:

• BA/BS degree, particularly in finance or business
• 3-5+ years’ experience in merchandise planning, demand forecasting, inventory and category management, financial planning, and analysis
• Proven ability to be strategic and tactical in a demanding, fast paced environment.
• Advanced computer skills in Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables, complex formulas, etc.).
• Superb analytical skills.
• Ability to learn technical systems quickly.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with other areas of the company, with co-workers to accomplish goals.

We Provide:

• Competitive pay
• Excellent benefit package including health, dental, short, and long-term disability
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Vacation
• A generous 401k and profit-sharing program
• Fabulous product discounts

We Believe:

• That you have a significant contribution to make to our organization, where the human dimension is recognized and valued.  We strive to create work environments where people feel good about the work they do and the team they are a part of.  At Peruvian Connection we believe that, as a multi-national organization, the power of diversity – both individual and cultural – is unleashed when we honor the differences in each other and work together as a team.

PERUVIAN CONNECTION has provided exceptional, artisan-made knitwear as well as coats, dresses, and accessories to discerning, educated customers in the US, UK, and Germany since 1976. Andean luxury fibers alpaca and Pima cotton, sophisticated design and color aesthetic, and global, museum-quality textiles are the inspiration for our products. Peruvian Connection evolved from a catalog company to one of the early online fashion brands and now provides omnichannel retail in contact centers, eCommerce sites, and seven retail locations in the US and London. We are one of a few brands offering original design, artisan-made apparel, with special attention to detail and fit. Peruvian Connection's roots are with cottage industry artisans in Peru and other South American countries, many of whom have been with us from the beginning, and we continue to support their work.