Ubicación: United Kingdom
Estado/Provincia/Ciudad: London
Ciudad: London
Sectores Empresarial: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Time Type: Full-time
Planner, Franchise
Description & Requirements
who we are
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
About This Team
The Franchise team sits under the Alternate Channels department in EMEA, expanding our business beyond our vertical channels. We work with select franchise partners in select markets, to bring lululemon stores, e-commerce and product to new collectives.
a day in the life: what you’ll do
The primary purpose of this position is to partner with franchise partners & commercial teams ensuring that licence stores have the correct assortments and optimum stocks to achieve sales & sell-through targets. The Senior Planner monitors the business on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, understanding changes in trend and reacting to the business to maximize sales and mitigate risk for the partners. This individual will partner with management, stores, sales support, and Franchise partners to identify opportunities and help execute strategies to build strong assortments that will achieve/surpass financial objectives.
- Partner with the Buyers on the development of pre-season sales and receipt plans for licensed market regions. Develop, communicate and execute financial plans and strategies that support the merchandising, marketing and financial objectives of the brand & licensed market regions.
- Creation of long range business plans to support & validate the growth of licensed market regions and to evaluate business opportunities within existing and new emerging licensed markets. Partner with licensed markets teams to create tops down financial plans to bottoms up style-colour level plans.
- Partnering with licensed market buyers/planners in managing OTB and KPIs to identify and to solve for any inventory concerns
- Determine KPIs and develop tools for reporting & analysis based on needs of the business. Drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom line profitability
- Utilise a WSSI to manage in season open-to-buys by re-projecting the balance of the season after actualizing each month, minimising seasonal terminal stock & cancellation. Manage receipts and adjust inventory flow.
- Propose & agree seasonal OTBs before each market with operators / commercial teams
- Actively engage in a variety of projects & ad-hoc reporting depending on business needs. Exhibits the initiative to look beyond the everyday business to seek out opportunities to maximize business potential.
- Provide support & mentorship to junior team members.
Qualifications, skills & experience
- 3-5 Years of Planning experience and Franchise/Wholesale industry experience preferred
- Proven ability to work with a cross functional team
- Expert knowledge of Excel is required Excellent team player as well as the ability to work independently.
- Effective communication skills (written & verbal) & extremely organized, thorough and able to prioritize
- Expert knowledge of Excel is required
- Detail orientated & analytical
- Results oriented – strong sense of motivation
- Self directed problem solver, proactive and resourceful
- Capable of effective multiple demand management from a variety of sources and adapts well to change.
- Ability and willingness to accept and provide feedback.
- Willingness to travel (domestic and international)
Solo se contactará a los candidatos(as) bajo consideración. Por favor, acepta nuestro mayor agradecimiento por tu interés. lululemon es un empleador que ofrece igualdad en oportunidades de empleo. Las decisiones de empleo se basan en el mérito y las necesidades comerciales, y no en la raza, el color, el credo, la edad, el sexo, el género, la orientación sexual, el origen nacional, la religión, el estado civil, la condición médica, la discapacidad física o mental, el servicio militar, el embarazo o el parto y condiciones médicas relacionadas o cualquier otra clasificación protegida por leyes y ordenanzas federales, estatales o provinciales y locales. Hay servicios de adaptacion razonables disponibles para personas calificadas con discapacidades, previas a solicitud. Esta póliza de Igualdad de oportunidades de empleo se aplica a todas las prácticas relacionadas con el reclutamiento y la contratación, la compensación, los beneficios, la disciplina, la transferencia, la terminación y todos los demás términos y condiciones de empleo. Mientras la gerencia es principalmente responsable de asegurar que se implementen las pólizas de igualdad de oportunidades de empleo de lululemon, usted comparte la responsabilidad de garantizar que, mediante sus acciones personales, las pólizas sean efectivas.
lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us ataccommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.