Demand Planning Analyst

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NOS Demand Planning analyst

The Team

Within the Omni Planning & Allocation team, our mission is to drive commercial trade, financial planning, demand forecasting, and allocation & replenishment of inventory across all channels and categories, whilst setting strategic guardrails on product promotions and markdown decisions to maximize margin and profitability. This position's team serves as the backbone of our department, collaborating closely with Buying/Merchandising, DTC Channel teams (eCom, FP, Outlet), Hubs, and Finance to ensure that all inventory and product decisions are aligned with company-wide planning and allocation decisions. With an integral position in the team, the role contributes significantly to the department's operational efficiency, strategic growth, and overall success.

The Position

As NOS Demand Planning analyst you will be crucial to the Omni Planning and Allocation Team. You will support the EMEA NOS demand planning processes, incorporating insights from DTC channels, EMEA Merchandise Demand Planning teams, and Hubs/Wholesale Key Account Planning teams to align planning strategies with market trends and business objectives. This role will contribute to the EMEA NOS Demand planning by providing insights, analyses and reporting. This role is vital for achieving the Omni Planning and Allocation objectives and your work will be key to the commercial success of the CK brand.

Key Responsibilities:

• NOS Demand planning: contribute to the EMEA NOS Demand planning processes through analysis, insights, reporting and continuous improvement. Developing in-depth knowledge of DTC / Hub data, market dynamics and demand drivers across NOS product categories.

• Integrated Demand Planning (IDP): contribute to IDP process with NOS Product Category demand insights to ensure product demand plans reconcile against channel demand.  

• Assortment productivity and lifecycle management: contribute to assessment of the NOS assortment (support phase in/phase out decisions), line productivity and customer needs across channels. 

• Sell out / sell-in performance: Track sell out performance and review sell-in performance across DTC and wholesale channels, drive analysis and synthesize insights to support an effective NOS pull model.  

• Supply / delivery optimization: contribute to supply and delivery optimization with analysis and insights to facilitate decision-making and enable continuous improvement

• NOS stakeholder management: ensure sharp communication to and engagement of key stakeholders on the NOS business across sell out, sell-in, demand plan drivers, assortment changes, assortment productivity and NOS inventory.  

• Cross-functional leadership: contribute to driving alignment across teams by building strong relationships, earning trust, and influencing stakeholders across all levels. 

• Problem Solving and Decision Support: contribute to the resolution of cross-functional challenges by gathering input, synthesizing diverse perspectives, and guiding teams toward effective solutions. 

• Continuous improvement: contribute to implementing and exploiting new systems and processes to continually increase team efficiency.  

• Reporting & Analysis: provide data and insights to support NOS Demand Planning process and review and recap seasonal sell in results vs targets
• Continuous Improvement: Implement and exploit new systems and processes to continually increase demand planning efficiency.

Note: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, those listed above. The role may require additional tasks and duties as assigned to meet the needs of the department and organization.

Measures of Success 

• Demand planning: Sales plans across channels in line with targets, net margin %  

• Forecast accuracy: Demand planning accuracy  

• Inventory efficiency: NOS inventory, sales to inventory ratio, obsolescence %  
• Analysis

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in wholesale planning, demand planning, or merch planning within a fashion, retail, or consumer goods environment.
• Sound expertise in demand and wholesale planning with a sound understanding of demand driven merchandise financials.
• Commercial and results-driven mindset, with the ability to understand short-term sales needs with long-term strategic planning. 
• Sound analytical skills with experience in data-driven decision-making using tools such as SAP and Excel, leveraging insights to optimize demand planning strategies.
• Stakeholder management skills, collaborating effectively with Finance, Merchandising, DTC Merch Planning & Buying, Hub Wholesale teams, Planning Operations and Supply Chain teams  
• Problem solving: advanced understanding of how to solve complex problems and critically assess the solutions required 
• Highly adaptable and proactive, thriving in a fast-paced, evolving retail environment.
• Fluency in English
• Education: Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics or retail preferred

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Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

In the heart of Amsterdam, PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.  

• Wellbeing: exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physio, and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs 

• Campus: extensive food and beverage offerings, top-notch restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, monthly social events, weekly Thursday drinks, game nights, and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy 

• Develop your career: whether you lead a team or contribute your own expertise, everyone is a leader at PVH. PVH University curates and delivers training programs for you to continuously develop your professional and personal goals 

• Be at the forefront: stay closely connected to our brands, CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER, and be a part of seasonal market launches, sample sales and receive employee discounts! 

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About PVH:

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