Sr Manager Buying&Demand Planning (Freelance)

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 brands. 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.


The Team
Tommy Hilfiger Europe is based in the Amsterdam European HQ. Tommy Hilfiger Planning&Buying Team plans seasonal collections, based on vendor allocation and regional requirements/holidays, within the calendar milestones, 4 times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter), as well as non-seasonal collections. Team ensures necessary planning discussions to be held within cross divisional teams and sourcing hubs and initial seasonal planning is handover to the seasonal buying team. Global Planning Team ensures to oversee the longer term planning, which is over seasonal and cross divisional through all TH divisions, both lifestyles Tommy and Hilfiger.

The Position

Global Planning Team lead would drive the longer term planning with rolling monthly forecasting which feeds seasonal and cross seasonal capacity planning, financial planning as well as material planning. Lead would have global responsibilities where international markets planning is done with the market regions next to the European regional planning for European warehouse and customers. Team lead would collaborate with offshore sourcing teams in regions and vendors as well as onshore Product Development teams.

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Lead global planning team, ensure the optimum team set up with continuous learning&development
• Develop, evolve and renew planning based on global and regional needs
• Manage Rolling Demand Planning on a monthly base, per sourcing area following the company global growth plan and sourcing strategy.
• Provide monthly forecast of TH rolling demand for the financial flow, in collaboration with BP&NOS team (forecast), and Buying Operations (actuals)
• Plan the seasonal capacity with cross seasonal view on supply planning, based on global needs, in collaboration with SVC teams (hubs) and key vendors directly
• Oversee the planning of the materials based on the global demand with support of the Material Planning Manager in the team, focusing on core materials
• Create cross seasonal calendars capturing a general outline of global planning requirements, based on different regional needs and changing sourcing landscape,
• Engage in projects related with planning both globally and regionally, provide proposals on process improvements and adjustments on E2E planning
• Stakeholder Management in a global scale, both onshore and offshore sourcing teams and key vendors, including International Market Regional Teams
  
   

The Ideal Candidate:
 

• A completed HBO / University degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8-10 years working experience in Planning & Team Management.
• High level of accuracy.
• Experience in Fashion Industry
• Strong analytical mind-set
• Excellent PC knowledge: Excel, (SAP is advantage)
• Organized and pro-active working approach
• Fluent in English
  
   

What You Can Expect from Us:
 

• A company culture that fosters development, offering training and learning opportunities through our very own PVH University
• An international environment which respects diversity, equality, and individuality
• A monthly Covid home- office budget
• A smart work program that empowers our associates to work from home in the Netherlands, within a flexible schedule
• A beautiful state-of-the-art Campus awaiting you upon our return to the office
   

Please include an up to date portfolio and motivational letter with your application. We would love to see your aesthetic as well how you commercially design to understand why this is THE role for you!

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.