Senior Assortment Planner - International

Why You Belong Here

At Victoria's Secret & Co, you'll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You'll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.

We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you'll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.

Description

Your Role:

The Sr. Assortment Planner generates and analyzes statistical data on a multi-million-dollar category with a focus on assortment and space optimization. Responsibilities include revise tier/segment targets for a merchandise area in support of the critical business initiatives and budget objectives, develop a financial view of recommended style and choice count by tier, classification and attribute, and utilizes space productivity measurements to drive assortment decisions. Reports to AVP, Merchandise Planning & Allocation.

Your Impact:

• Report and analyze current tier performance on a floor set, monthly and seasonal basis. Review for opportunities based upon assortment, promotional or launch cadence.
• Create and maintain tier targets in sales dollars, units and margin at a category level in accordance with each buy milestone.
• Create a financial view of assortment productivity by tier with recommended style and choice counts.
• Partner with space planning on productivity benchmarks and association with assortment.
• Partner with merchants to align financial recommendation with visual impression.
• Partner with merchandise planning to align chain financial and CC count with tier financials and CC count.
• Develop and maintain financial benchmarks of style/choice productivity by category and class.
• Analyze store tier information, making recommendations by store based on volume and space, as well as maintain store lists reflecting store tier changes.
• Review productivity by fixture and cabinet at the store / store tier level and make recommendations in alignment with capacity requirements.
• Analyze choice productivity and target weeks of supply to establish choice targets that optimize inventory productivity and sell-through.
• Evaluate fashion versus basic productivity by tier and provide merchants with guidance on fashion refresh rates to optimize inventory and minimize markdowns.
• Analyze store and sub-brand productivity to recommend the optimal number of assortment groups, then leverage store-level data to assign localized assortment groups and tier assortments based on customer preferences and store productivity.
• Champion change, taking risks as needed and demonstrating flexibility

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Minimum Salary: $99,400.00

Maximum Salary: $134,715.00

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:

• 5+ years of experience in merchandise or centralized planning
• Excellent analytical skills
• Expert command of retail finance concepts and applications
• Strong statistical analysis and communication skills
• Excellent organizational, prioritizing and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Access
• Strong system skills capabilities and proficiency in Data Warehouse
• Bachelor's degree in business related field

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance

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.