ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Partner with wholesale and merchandising teams to develop and manage comprehensivebusiness strategies to drive sales, optimize inventory investment, and generate profit by account.- Responsible for managing the Open-to-Buy, building financial plans, and performing analysis tosupport the sales plan.- Drive financial results that maximize revenue, gross margin, inventory turn goals and minimizeexcess inventory for both the company and account.- Develop bottom-up sales and inventory plans based on Customer sell-out trend, channelinventory levels, informing financial decisions inclusive of product mix, AIR, AUC, turn, ReceiptFlow, and Markdown vs. Reg Selling.- Create and distribute weekly and monthly business recaps vs. plan and forecast, with emphasison performance drivers and issues with solutions and influence highlighted.- Use historical data to identify essential insights around product, pricing, and inventory and applyinsights to future seasons.- Recommend promotional pricing that maximizes sales and margin and balances inventory.- Determine markdown and end-of-life disposition strategies for non-go forward products.- Own Monthly in-season OTB forecast of sales, receipts, turn, and inventory needs to meet target KPIs to drive ongoing in-season strategies and maximize sales and margin. - Manage reconciliation between bottom-up plans and tops down targets - Collaborate with Merchants to manage product life-cycle - Support Planning Leadership to recommend profitable inventory decisions and take on additional tasks as needed - Conduct quantitative analysis to increase line profitability—monetize new opportunities and identify risks - Perform analysis of seasons' financial and assortment performance to develop next season's inventory plans.QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Industrial Engineering or equivalent work experience- 1-3 years of working experience in a similar role (preferably in a retail environmentPREFERRED SKILLS- Technical proficiency with computer software tools and the ability to learn new ones quickly (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SAS)- Strong analytical/problem-solving capabilities including the ability to quickly identify and communicate implications from consumer, internal and marketplace information- Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Strong listening and interpersonal skills- Advanced English LevelLOCATIONMexico, D.F., MexicoFULL TIME/PART TIMEFull time
