Senior Planner, PRO Marketplace Planning (Timberland PRO) Details

Senior Planner, PRO Marketplace Planning (Timberland PRO)

Timberland - Stratham, NH

Employment Type : Full-Time

Position Summary You’ll be responsible for managing the end-to-end sales planning process for all PRO product categories across Timberland’s owned retail channels (Direct to Consumer (DTC)). Your responsibilities will include developing informed item and category level plans, monthly forecasting, buy plans, Open-to-Buy (OTB) management, promotional activity and life-cycle management. Join the Timberland Family Founded in 1973, Timberland® is a global outdoor lifestyle brand based in Stratham, New Hampshire, with international headquarters in Switzerland and Hong Kong. Best known for its original yellow boot designed for the harsh elements of New England, Timberland today offers a full range of footwear, apparel, and accessories for people who value purposeful style and share the brand’s passion for enjoying – and protecting – nature. At the heart of the Timberland brand is the core belief that a greener future is a better future. This comes to life through a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and strengthen communities around the world. Timberland is a VF Corporation brand. VF is one of the world’s leading apparel, footwear, and accessories companies with socially and environmentally responsible operations and a commitment to deliver innovative products and create long-term value for its employees, customers, and shareholders. To learn more about Timberland and share in our mission to step outside, work together and make it better, visit one of our stores, www.timberland.com , or follow us @timberland . Senior Planner, PRO Marketplace Planning (Timberland PRO) In this role, you’ll become a trusted member of the PRO Planning Team. In addition to building relationships with your team, you will build connections with others to drive success: PRO Merchandising, Americas and Global Merchandising, Retail Allocations, Product Operations, Finance, Supply Chain Operations, Retail District Managers and Marketing. How You Will Make a Difference What you will do:

• DTC planning
  • Manage the sales planning process end-to-end for PRO Americas DTC
  • Create and maintain accurate style level plans, aligned with key strategies, to influence the Americas demand forecast and buy
  • Track progress against sales plans/targets and provide quantitative and qualitative feedback in support of the monthly financial projection/open to buy
  • Optimize inventory across channels, driving turn and profitability
  • Partner with leadership on pricing strategies and maintenance

• Reporting and Analysis
  • Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to management and stakeholders consisting of key performance indicators (KPIs) that inform and drive business direction
  • Review, analyze and interpret weekly sell-through results and provide insight into treads at the channel and product level that drive the business forward, e.g., promotions, extra buys, etc.
  • Collaborate and communicate with business partners for a plan of action
  • Support ad hoc reporting requests as needed

How you will do it:

• Work collaboratively and drive action with key stakeholders (sales, stores, and the merchandising, wholesale planning, demand planning leadership teams, etc.) with a focus on key milestones to ensure future season plans line up with the business strategy and expectations with a keen focus on improving KPIs (sell-throughs, Average Selling Prices (ASPs), Store Keeping Unit (SKU) productivity, etc.)
• Participate/lead special projects and strategic growth initiatives as needed to support the brand
• Be a strategic thought partner to inform and develop the 5-year strategic plan, annual budget and monthly forecast for new initiatives not yet included in the normal planning cycle

What success looks like:

• With your skills in continuous improvement, information monitoring, decision making, planning and organizing and being customer-focused
• Your talent for building partnerships with trust, communication, gaining commitment and leveraging cultural diversity contributes to the team’s success
• You are also adaptable with innovation and innovative thinking while continuously learning and driving for results

Administrative/Individual Contributor

• With your skills in continuous improvement, decision making, planning and organizing and being customer-focused, your talent for collaborating with communication and leveraging cultural diversity will contribute to the team’s success.
• You are also adaptable using applied learning; you initiate action and have high work standards.

Free to Be, Inclusion and Diversity As a purpose-led, performance-driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness, and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day. Skill for Success Years of Related Professional Experience: 5-7 years’ planning and/or allocation in a multi-store environment, preferably in the footwear industry A formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees such as a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field, are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

• What we expect you already know/have:
  • Superior computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, experience in Power BI a plus
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; highly organized
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to clearly present findings
  • A talent for developing high-level strategic plans and managing the detailed follow-through
  • The aptitude to establish a sensible forecast, evaluate the results and realistically forecast subsequent outcomes and deliver plans to achieve goals
  • The ability to inspire confidence, respect, enthusiasm and cooperation

• What we will teach you:
• Career ownership, enabling you to build your knowledge and experience across different brands and even other countries
• To thrive in a supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do
• How to grow, both professionally and personally, with tailored training – from a thorough induction to ongoing online and face-to-face training
• Be part of an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and nationalities love working together
• To inspire others to step outside and make it better, make a difference by using purposeful actions first and encourage others to join you, believe in collaboration and work to create positive transformations, and initiate and propose bold ideas for innovation, development, and progress.

• VF Guiding Principles: Live with Integrity, Act Courageously, Be Curious, Act with Empathy, and Persevere.

What’s In It for You We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy, and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical, and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package. Go to MyVFBenefits and click “Looking to Join VF?” to learn more. Our Parent Company, VF Corporation VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies connecting people to the lifestyles, activities, and experiences they cherish through our family of iconic outdoor, active and workwear brands. At the heart of our journey lies our company-wide purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It’s the reason we come to work every day. It’s a commitment shared by our global associates across all brands. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals together. This is our calling. Learn more at vfc.com . We just have one question. Are you in? Vaccine Requirement: Unless prohibited by applicable law, this position requires proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 on the first day of employment, absent need for medical or religious accommodation or other exemption as allowed by state or local law. Further information will be provided during the recruitment process. R-20220721-0062