Merchandise Planning Associate, Men's DTC

Job Title Financial Planning• Deliver financial results through assortment strategies using current/ historical trends; store research.• Create and maintain complete style plans in buy tools/ key item planning tools for in-season & pre-season Retail Sales/ GM/ inventory.• Communicate financial strategies for key programs pre-season meetings.• Oversee and approve allocation strategies to support financial goals.• Meet with cross functional team to ensure departmental strategies align to short and long term objectives. Assortment Planning• Quantify and ensure assortment supports financial targets in partnership with planner.• Collaborate with buyer to work through assortment gaps/challenges.• Execute to store clustering and attribute analysis.• Ensure accuracy of GFE projections. Inventory Management• Accountable for executing receipt management, reconciliation and reflow opportunities.• Analyze and forecast sales and inventory at a style level.• Communicating with production on receipt flow needs. Process Leadership• Model the Ralph Lauren way.• Partner closely with team leaders to align cross-functional objectives and best practices.• Coordinate efforts of direct reports to ensure consistency of planning and distribution.• Develop and maintain cross-divisional peer relationships.• Communicate opportunities where management support is needed on initiatives and strategies.• Foster a collaborative, creative, results-oriented work environment.• Adapt to new technologies.