Victoria’s Secret & Co. Looking for Manager, Merchandise Planning at Reynoldsburg, OH Full Time

This is a hybrid position that can be based out of our New York City or Columbus, OH headquarters.

Your Role:

The Planning Manager is responsible for establishing merchandise plans using various projections, market feedback and historical data. Manages the department’s financials by developing and gaining agreement on budgets, goals, and plans, and ensuring that the financial strategy pursued is consistent with the brand growth plan. Hires, coaches, and develops a quality team including succession planning and regular performance reviews to address personal growth and development needed to foster a productive, focused team. Fosters teamwork by building effective teams committed to organizational goals. Reports to AVP Planning. Manages Planners.

Why You Belong Here:

At Victoria’s Secret, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.

Your Impact:

• Highlight the business opportunities and risks associated with the current financial position of the business
• Lead team in tactical execution of Merchandise Planning process including lineplan management, building/revising/locking plans, and promotional architecture
• Present analysis in weekly merchant meetings, monthly Merchandise Planning Committee meetings and Quarterly Buy meetings
• Lead and manage the Merchandise Planning team in the development, analysis, and revision of sales, inventory, markdown, and turn targets
• Call out issues and problem solve at key business meetings
• Ensure that the financial strategy pursued is consistent with the budget and profit parameters
• Maintain risk assessment models that are used to determine buy levels and maintain profitability to budgets
• Manage new business testing and development in partnership with the merchandiser
• Provide the leadership and the necessary formal and informal training, including one-on-one development, needed to produce a team that contributes consistent financial growth to the business
• Work with other areas of the business, as needed, to ensure maximized profitability including Production, Product Development, Allocation, Merchandising and Finance
• Partner, recommend action, and communicate business analysis and opportunities to Merchandising which may hinder our ability to achieve our financial objectives

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VS&Co provides a range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual salary will be determined by a number of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic region, or other relevant factors.

Qualifications

Your Experience:

• Five to seven years of retail merchandise or demand planning experience

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrates urgency and accuracy while multi-tasking
• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication, prioritizing and problem-solving skills
• Superior time management skills
• Expert technical skill proficiency using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced technical skill proficiency using Enterprise Planning
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Supply Chain preferred

An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.