PVH
Freelance Senior Demand Planner - TH Never Out of Stock
About Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger, which was acquired by PVH Corp. in 2010, is a global apparel and retail company with more than 16,000 associates worldwide. With the support of strong global consumer recognition, Tommy Hilfiger has built an extensive distribution network in over 90 countries and more than 1,400 retail stores throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Global retail sales of the Tommy Hilfiger brand were $9.2 billion in 2019
Founded in 1985, Tommy Hilfiger delivers premium styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide with a brand portfolio that includes TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS.
Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world’s most recognized premium designer lifestyle groups and is recognized for celebrating the essence of ‘classic American cool’ style, featuring preppy with a twist designs.
Its focus is designing and marketing high-quality men’s tailored clothing and sportswear, women’s collection apparel and sportswear, kidswear, denim collections, underwear (including robes, sleepwear and loungewear), footwear and accessories. Through select licensees, Tommy Hilfiger offers complementary lifestyle products such as eyewear, watches, fragrance, swimwear, socks, small leather goods, home goods and luggage.
The NOS team is part of the TH Buying Planning and Operations team. The NOS team is split into demand- and supply planning. The task of the demand team is to plan demand on 425 options across 7 divisions. Together with other stakeholders like merchandising, regions, channels and finance.
This role will work closely with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to assess opportunities for growth and contribute to and drive process improvement initiatives from inception to completion. We are looking for someone who is able to work with data models, likes a challenge, has an open mindset and enjoys working in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop demand plans for a 12/24 month horizon based on statistical forecasts, trend analysis, and market insights on a monthly basis.
Liaise with regional demand planning teams during the Monthly Demand Review Meetings and conduct analysis on NOS sales in order to obtain in-depth understanding of NOS performance and expected demand, thereby driving increased forecast accuracy whilst optimizing sales opportunities.
Collaborate with Product and Market Merchandising on the NOS collection to ensure data-driven decision-making leads to an efficient and commercially viable assortment.
Actively manage the NOS New Product Launch process from gathering forecasts from markets, determining sell through rates and initial buy volumes to an eventual business case sign off.
Provide reporting on NOS performance to stakeholders on monthly basis and lead the quarterly review/performance meetings.
Who is the best person for this job?
Educated to bachelor/masters level; Education background: Supply Chain Management, Economics, or any related quantitative field.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Demand or Sales Planning.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Understanding of forecast error metrics.
Skills in gathering, interpreting and visualizing data.
Ability to work autonomously and to take ownership of tasks.
Proficiency with MS office and advance skills in Excel (Experience with SAP and Advanced planning systems is a plus).
Fluent in English.
PVH Europe and our brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and CALVIN KLEIN, are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. We believe we are bettered by all forms of diversity, and take pride in working with top talent from every walk of life and corner of the world. In the spirit of inclusivity, qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, ability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.