Associate Planner

POSITION TITLE: Associate Planner

REPORTS TO: VP of Planning & Sales

PURPOSE:

Provide critical sales and inventory insights using available reporting tools to support Executive leadership and cross-functional teams. Strategically manage wholesale finished goods inventory to strengthen sales performance, improve profit margins, and mitigate financial liability.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

WHOLESALE: FASHION/CORE

Conduct detailed performance analysis by style for both Wholesale and Retail channels, identifying trends and opportunities to optimize assortment and sales.

Oversee weekly projected ATS reports to Sales; communicating Sold Out and Discontinued styles to cross functional teams as discussed with Sales.

Monitor inventory by style and size, maintaining a Minimum Stock Level strategy for Core styles to ensure optimal availability and minimize stock-outs.

Communicate and partner with Production on chases/reductions as needed to ensure inventory is received within optimal delivery. Communicating all requests in a clear, concise format.

Oversee the daily operations of the wholesale drop-ship program, ensuring optimal size-level inventory coverage, managing cross-channel transfers, and delivering monthly performance reporting.

Support the Merchandising team in building and maintaining seasonal line plans and merchandising tools.

Be a power user on our ERP system, Blue Cherry.

OVERARCHING REPORTING

Present global booking/ATS recaps for each season in a standardized format on a weekly basis.

Develop, produce, and distribute weekly, monthly, and seasonal reporting for the Executive Team, highlighting key vendor account performance and business drivers.

Deliver cross-vendor weekly sell-through analyses by style, providing actionable insights for end-of-season evaluations, hindsight reviews, and future seasonal roadmap development for Sales and Merchandising.

Analyze and establish global seasonal average size ratios based on silhouette size performance trends and publish to Production and Merchandising for implementation.

Provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting support for Production, Operations, Finance, and Sales related to Finished Goods management.

Maintain & develop department reporting and analysis tools.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field

1-2 years’ experience in Planning, Allocation, and/or Buying in Wholesale and/or Retail

Proficiency in advanced Excel functions and features required

Foundational understanding of Retail Math

Excellent communication skills and a strong attention to detail

Strong ability to prioritize and execute responsibilities/tasks in a fast-paced environment

Base Salary

$71,000.00

About the Company:

PAIGE, we believe that every choice we've ever made-the big ones, the small ones, the right or the wrong-has led us to this moment. We believe that the best story you can make and share is the one of your own life, and we are passionate about designing pieces that reflect and celebrate it.

From the beginning, our founder & creative director Paige Adams-Geller embraced every moment, aiming to inspire and empower as her story evolved. Her journey began in Los Angeles, where her entrepreneurial spirit took her from working as one of the top fit models in the industry to launching her namesake collection in 2004. Today, she sits at the helm of PAIGE as the only female founder in the denim industry, continuing to challenge convention and infuse her colorful spirit and chic sensibility to every collection she designs.

Our brand first launched in February 2005 in high-end retailers including Intermix, Ron Herman, Bergdorf Goodman and Harvey Nichols. Paige's designs became an instant obsession of consumers, celebrities, and prominent fashion editors. Quickly, we unveiled our men's, petites and maternity ranges - all created with the same commitment to the craft.

As our story continues to evolve, we remain devoted to the details. We only partner with the best wash-houses in the country, which happen to be in our hometown of Los Angeles. Every style we create is wear-tested, and tested again. We are completely obsessed with designing pieces you'll live in-jeans that go from morning to moonlight; the perfect pair that works like a charm, always; pieces to help you stand tall in what you're wearing, and take you exactly where you want to go.