Responsibilities:

The Assistant Retail Planning Analyst is responsible for:

·         Completing analytics and other tasks to help Planning by:

o    Supporting the development of the allocation plan

o    Monitoring store stock levels and sales trends through reporting and analytics

o    Completing analytics to support balancing stock within stores and across channels as needed

o    Reviewing production order status to understand inventory status issues (overstocks, late deliveries, short shipments) and potential impacts and raise concerns

o    Reviewing inventory to ensure support of seasonal marketing initiatives

·         Setting and maintaining data in the ERP and POS systems and databases

·         Generating reports from Cognos and the POS system

·         Creating ad-hoc Cognos reports based on detailed knowledge of data fields and definitions

·         Creating ad-hoc Excel files and pivot tables to support analytics

·         Completing analytics and identifying opportunities and actions based on the results

·         Communicating with marketing and retail ops teams on inventory issues or needs

The Assistant Retail Planning Analyst will also:

·         Participate in store visits (internal) and competitor market visits (external) to understand retail trends and consumer needs

·         Attending meetings as appropriate to learn new skills and increase business knowledge

Requirements:

·         Good analytical skills and attention-to-detail to analyze and interpret high amount of data and determine the implications

·         Basic to intermediate skills in numerical and quantitative analysis

·         Proficient in MS Excel

·         Good time management skill with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and effectively

·         Good organizational skills to complete course of action in a structured, organized and efficient manner

·         Good communication skills to facilitate resolution of allocation issues

·         Good teamwork and collaboration with cross functional teams and with all levels of employees

·         Interest in continuously learning by actively seeking opportunities to increase knowledge and new skills

·         Retail and product exposure to key markets in Asia preferred

 

Key Competencies

·         Business acumen

·         Information and monitoring

·         Managing work

·         Communication

·         Driving for results

Contributing to team success