Demand Planner 2 / Senior Assortment Planner

• Location and/or time zone: Onsite at PHK with Fridays WFH

• Minimum required years of experience:= 3-5 YOE
• Education requirements: Bachelors degree is required

• Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions
• Demonstrate experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning
• Influence others and craft compelling communication grounded in data

• Genuine curiosity and passion for the work , wants the Client experience
• Software/technical requirements: Need an excel expert!

• CLIENT, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination.
• The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At CLIENT, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

• You will partner cross functionally with Merchandising, Finance, Marketplace Planning, Business Planning, Supply Planning and Product teams.

• Leverage statistical forecasting, data science and new ways of working to develop plans and drive better decisions
• Demonstrate experience in assortment planning and understanding of financial, product and inventory planning
• Influence others and craft compelling communication grounded in data
• Think critically and understand the potential of a style in the marketplace as well as quantify any gaps to financial plans from a bottoms up perspective
• Display problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcomes
• Understand of consumer and marketplace trend
• Hold a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3-5 years directly relevant work experience Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 1 yr; Masters + 0-3 yrs

• Working on this team will be rewarding, challenging, and most definitely not be just another job. You'll be an ambassador of the Client brand - everything we stand for: drive, determination, the unyielding commitment to excellence.
• These all will be a part of your everyday experience. In this role you'll establish clear assortment plans that tell a story for the season and helps merchandising create a line grounded in profitability and consumer centric offering. This will include collaborating with merchandising and sales to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial plans and product opportunities.

• Present financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings. You'll proactively report on the health of the business, facilitate smart business decisions, communicate financial results, and create action plans to managers and cross-functional team members on a regular basis. You'll collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge. In addition, you'll participate in a team structure that facilitates and maximizes individual and team performance, supporting and fostering an open and inclusive environment that embraces diversity, encourages accountability, and drives results.
• Develop seasonal plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level leveraging analytics, develop strategies to meet financial goals and own open to buy bottom's up forecasts to inform manufacturing decisions.
• Partner with key stakeholders across Geo and Global to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle inclusive of responsive offering
• Product forecasting and in season optimization by analyzing data, & providing actionable insights
• Report on forecast variance across key planning gates and deliver action plans as well as risks & opportunities

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