Retail Mainline Demand Planning Intern
Job Description
Purpose:
The Retail Mainline Demand Planning intern has the responsibility to support the retail mainline pre-season team. This role will be in charge to support the pre-season planning activities on Range Plans management, forecasting analysis and reporting to collect and share insights on accuracy and performances internally and externally for the Retail mainline channels (O&O and Franchise).
The person will help the team leveraging sell-out and shipments data and store performance KPI like Sell-through and rate of sales.
This role will collaborate with retail merchandising, retail team, franchise team, trading team and inventory management.
Key KPI’s and Results:
- Sell-out results
- Sell-in/shipments results
- Forecast Accuracy
- Sell-through
- Excess inventory generated
- Assortment structure (Option count)
Key Responsibilities:
- Support pre-season planning team in analysis, reporting and the implementation of new tools
- Help the pre-season planning team with the Purchase budget files
- Build reports on the assortment architecture creation (options count)
- Help on analyzing size performances for the retail planning groups
- Support on the coordination of the implementation of key programs like Capsules, Agility packs, Blue tab and collabs
- Support on the grading and segmentation analysis to help identifying change opportunities
- Conduct quantitative analysis and insights to optimize line profitability, monetize new opportunities and identify risks
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance area or equivalent
Specialized Knowledge/Skills:
- Advanced skills in excel and knowledge of ERP system is a plus (SAP, planning tools)
- Proficiency in English, oral and written
- Interest in retail and fashion industry
- Ability to communicate in an effective way in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to present in an effective way
Primarily works in an office environment.
- No travel expected except on exceptional basis (general department gathering/workshops)