Job Description

The role of the Manager, Retail Planning is full-time and involves strategic planning, forecasting, and analysis of the Parfum Christian Dior Brick & Mortar business across all product categories.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Forecasting & Analysis:

• Develop, maintain, and re-forecast monthly sales plans for assigned categories, aligning with financial guidance and budgets
• Forecast all new products for boutiques, both sellable & non-sellable, by store by sku, and in line with budgets. Align w/ CAN planner to ensure NAM new launch vision is cohesive.
• Perform daily, weekly, & monthly review of performance by SKU to optimize inventory levels on sellable & non-sellable
• Review, analyze, & recap product performance by category, line, and sometimes by SKU to share out w/ corporate & retail teams on a weekly & monthly basis
• Review and update the weekly sales projection in partnership w/Retail Leadership via Key Account Management File
• Partner with store design, VM, & marketing to align assortment by SKU, forecasts by SKU, & display planograms for new store openings and seasonal rotations

Inventory Management:

• Develop initial, replenishment, and rebalance strategies to support both new and existing stores, maximizing inventory, sell through, & consumption
• Monitor replenishment processes in partnership w/ Supply Chain, review inventory levels
• Prepare new store and new product opening + initial replenishment orders (first 3mos) for all boutiques
• Closely follow new launch deliveries / availability and raise risks accordingly
• Partner with retail operations and supply chain teams to ensure inventory tracking is accurate in-store. Support troubleshooting with retail. Support on-the-ground cycle counts where necessary.
• Track SKUs and quantities cut from orders and work with supply to rebook when available
• Communicate to Retail teams on new launch deliveries & timelines
• Be a point of contact for retail teams regarding inventory levels, product feedback, missed opportunities, client requests, etc.
• Correspond with boutique teams regularly regarding stock and discontinued items
• Partner with marketing, retail, client, and e-commerce teams to closely track inventory and monitor performance of exceptional products. Support tracking / delivery to client.

Strategic Business Driving:

• Partner with retail, marketing, VM, and store design on assortment strategy for new boutiques
• Drive 360 launch planning for new products in boutiques in partnership w/ marketing and Dior.com
• Work with cross functional teams to fuel growth businesses, investigate & drive challenged categories, and raise, investigate, & minimize missed opportunities
• Regularly update and maintain product launch calendars and retail tools. Build product support tools w/ a retail mindset.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

This role will report into the Director, Retail Innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience of retail product planning, forecasting, and budgeting including new product launch planning, replenishment and stock management. Ideally with experience in beauty and fragrances, vertical retail, D2C, and / or luxury fashion environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and leverage financial reports to drive business
• Strong understanding and knowledge of leading beauty and fragrance brands
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across management levels.
• Maintains composure and remains solutions-oriented even in high pressure, ambiguous situations.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills. Sense of urgency. Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to wear multiple hats, being hands-on and in the details, while also being able to zoom out through high level strategy.
• Client experience focused with an eye for details.
• Self-starter, ability to take initiative, ownership, and accountability for their work.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop colleagues and/or direct reports. Experience with people management a plus.
• Passion for the beauty and fragrances industry, competitive landscape & trends.
• Exceptional computer skills required, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint. Experience building PowerBI dashboards a plus.
• Experience working with a foreign parent company a plus.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel within market.
• Ability to flex schedule to include weekend and evening work as needed.

Additional Information

This job description is intended to cover the core accountabilities of the position and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

LVMH Inc. uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our employees with market competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of expertise, performance, and tenure.

While the published salary range is a good faith reflection of the targeted salary level for the position, LVMH Inc. reserves the right to pay outside of the published range of $115,000-$125,000.