Global Assortment Planner 1

TX - Corporate

Corporate

Planning & Allocation

Who We Are

At Fossil Group, we dare to dream, disrupt, and deliver in a better way. We are committed to creating great watches, jewelry, and leather goods by investing in technology and long-term value creation. We do this by living out our core values - Authenticity, Grit, Curiosity, Humor and Impact - each and every day, continually powered by purpose and our people. Come be a part of Fossil, where we thrive on diversity, innovation, uniqueness, and inclusion!

Make an Impact

Fossil Group is looking for an Assortment Planner 1 to help lead the planning functions for our licensed brands. The Global Assortment Planner is responsible for optimizing brand assortment and inventory for maximum profitability, to bolster brand initiatives, and to support both direct and indirect global businesses.
What you will do in this role:

• Partner with global merchants and brand leadership to build buys for seasonal newness by channel and region.
• Partner with brand leadership and merchandising teams to conduct business reviews highlighting current business trends and opportunities. Help identify and support actions on common risks and opportunities for improving sales and margin and increasing inventory efficiency through assortment management.
• Create and maintain reporting with common KPIs to help analyze the business and make decisions on optimizing assortment (product life-cycle, SKU count rationalization/SKU productivity, etc.) in order to meet sales and margin goals, supporting both brand and commercial objectives.
• This position works closely with global and commercial merchants, parallel planning pillars, marketing, supply chain management, and leadership across all of these functional groups.
• The Global Assortment planner must have a strong analytical skill set. Experience with brand strategy building a plus.
• Project work or other duties as assigned by the Manager

Your Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Fashion Merchandising, or a relevant major
• 2+ years of experience in planning, buying, or allocation
• Proficient knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Excel, and Google Enterprise products.
• Proven success with building strong cross-functional partnerships
• Self-managing and proven success in planning, buying, or allocating in direct and indirect businesses
• Driven and takes initiative
• Displays efficiency, agility, and the ability to pivot quickly based on real-time changes in the business
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills

The Perks

* Comprehensive benefits package inclusive of health and well-being services

* 401(k) match and education on retirement planning

* Paid parental leave for eligible employees, and a Return Back to Work program for new parents and caregivers to phase back into work on a reduced schedule

* Generous Paid Time Off including Floating Holidays, Volunteer Time, and Summer Flex Fridays

* Hybrid working schedules

* Tuition Reimbursement on approved programs

* Fossil Merchandise Discounts

Accommodations Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture and strongly encourage candidates of colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you need accommodations at any point during the interview process please let us know at applicationaccommodation@fossil.com.

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Brand Name

Fossil

Job Status

Full Time

LinkedIn Job Level

Associate