Freelance Sr. Merchandise Planner TH Ecom

About PVH Corp.

PVH is one of the most admired fashion and lifestyle companies in the world.

We power brands that drive fashion forward for good.

Our brand portfolio includes the iconic CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER. We market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and internationally known owned and licensed brands. PVH has over 40,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and $9.9 billion in annual revenues. That's the Power of Us. That´s the Power of PVH.

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.

TH Ecom Merchandise Planning

Sr Merchandise Planner - TH Ecom

PLANNING:

• Divisional / product category planning (pre-season planning, KPI monitoring, in season management)

  
  

• Forecasting of sales, stock, markdown and margins (WSSI)

  
  

• Collaboration with Buying teams to review in-season performance in order to optimize sales and minimize end stock

  
  

• Review seasonal intake requirements to optimize stock flow

  
  

• Forecast NOS products (stock/sales) monthly and optimize assortment

  
  

• Capitalize on full price sales opportunities through inseason replenishment

  
  

• Own markdown strategy for categories managed and execution

REPORTING / ANALYSES:

• Weekly, MTD, YTD, STD trade performance analyses by country and division (sales, stock, markdown and margin)

  
  

• Ad hoc analysis depending on business needs

  
  

• Improve existing planning tools and reports

  
  

• Test and provide feedback on newly created tools

  
  

• Collaborate with an analytics team to identify reporting enhancements

BUYING COLLABORATION:

• Manage divisional/product category hindsight, buy budget, range plans based on historic performance and anticipated future development, sign offs and buy placement with merchandisers

  
  

• Manage size analyses and strategy

  
  

• Post buy evaluation

  
  

• Attend global product meetings to understand assortment strategy

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ideally 5+ years of planning experience preferably within Ecommerce

  
  

• Preferred education: Business, Fashion management

  
  

• Strong numerical skills

  
  

• Strong planning and organization skills, ability to multi-task

  
  

• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in spreadsheet analyses to derive quantitative and qualitative business insights from data

  
  

• Knowledge of SAP, BW, HANA; basic knowledge of Web analytics a plus

  
  

• Quick to learn new systems and tools

  
  

• Ability to summarize and visualize unstructured queries into a compact insight

  
  

• Focused on achieving results & confident to take on accountability to deliver to expectations

  
  

• Highly motivated and flexible, proactive approach

  
  

• Team player with excellent social skills to build and strengthen the everyday relationship between core teams: buying and site merchandising

  
  

• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across departments outside the core every day team

  
  

• Fluency in English is required

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.