Manager, Retail Planning
Hanesbrands Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Winston-Salem • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Develop pre-season sales, gross margin, and inventory plans that align with product strategies.
- Collaborate with buyers, merchandisers, sales, and distribution teams to monitor and react to business needs.
- Forecast future sales and inventory needs based on historical data, current trends, and market conditions.
- Lead the analysis of sales data, inventory levels, and market trends to develop and execute replenishment strategies in collaboration with the retailer’s inventory planner.
- Participate in seasonal planning meetings, aligning product distribution plans with broader marketing and sales initiatives to ensure cohesive execution.
- Regularly present in-depth sales and inventory data analyses to retail partners in collaboration with sales, ensuring that their needs are met and addressing any issues related to product availability with solutions.
- Monitor sales performance against plans, identifying underperforming areas and support the development of strategic marketing initiatives to enhance product performance.
- Collaborate with sales, design, production, marketing, and finance teams to ensure that retail planning strategies are aligned with overall business objectives and effectively executed.
- Support initial sell-in volumes for new product launches, identifying key customers and doors, with a focus on ensuring that monthly updates are accurate and strategically aligned with market demands.
- Manage the OTB budget to ensure balanced inventory levels.
- Present detailed weekly, monthly, and seasonal reports on key performance indicators (KPIs), including sales, margin, inventory levels, and turn rates, providing actionable insights to senior management for strategic decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years relevant work experience; 4+ years of equivalent work experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree
- Experience with major retail partners, particularly in a planning capacity
- Familiarity with retail planning software
- Ability to analyze and interpret sales data, market trends, and performance metrics to make informed decisions
- Proficiency in predicting future sales and inventory needs based on historical data, market trends and conditions.
- Ensuring accuracy in inventory management and sales planning.
- Familiarity with retail planning software and tools.
- Efficiently managing multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.
Benefits
- Gildan is committed to ensuring that everyone, across every background and identity, feels respected, supported, and able to thrive
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
sales forecastinginventory managementdata analysisreplenishment strategiesperformance metricsstrategic planningbudget managementmarket trend analysisKPI reportingproduct strategy alignment
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingtime managementpresentation skillsdecision-makingadaptabilityattention to detail