Merchandise Planner - CK Retail

About the role

At Calvin Klein, the Planner develops, executes, and communicates strategic merchandise financial plans for the Calvin Klein Omni-Channel. The role drives the business to meet the division’s financial, merchandising, and marketing objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and communicate strategic merchandise financial plans that support company financial, product, and marketing objectives.
• Drive the business to maximize sales and margin and optimize inventory.
• Contribute to the development of Brand initiatives and ensure planning activities support annual goals.
• Develop sales, gross margin, and inventory plans at the Department and Product Segmentation level to support profit objectives.
• Collaborate with merchandising to align financial objectives with product opportunities.
• Use historical data and current trends to identify opportunities and risks, and communicate them to merchandising, finance, marketing, visual, and brand leaders.
• Build and maintain a strategic promotional calendar with merchandising and marketing, and provide guidance on key and peak weeks.
• Help build and manage the budget for the area of responsibility and ensure sales, GM, and inventory targets are met.
• Make decisions quickly in an ever-changing environment.

Key facts

• The Planner develops financial plans for Calvin Klein Omni-Channel.
• The role supports financial, merchandising, and marketing objectives.
• Responsibilities include sales, gross margin, inventory, and budget planning.