Junior Planner - Hermes

The Team:

The Planning team supports Hermès of Paris business by managing the process of sales forecasting, open to buy (OTB), oversee auto replenishment, inventory management, and reporting and analysis. The Planning team develops strategies and sets clear directions to maximize business performance.

The Opportunity:

The Junior Planner is responsible for effectively forecasting sales and managing inventory levels to support Hermès of Paris' overall plans. The Junior Planner is highly collaborative and partners closely with a variety of cross functional teams. This is a great opportunity for an individual with outstanding analytical and communication skills, who is strategic, self-motivated and systems-savvy.

About the Role:

• Analyze historical sales performance and current trend to identify business opportunities within stores/ecommerce and product categories
• Participate and provide open-to-buy forecast with Senior Planning Manager's guidance
• Participate at market to review orders, not limited to providing collection recaps during and post-market
• Create annual sales budget and rolling forecasts, at the store and department level
• Prepare and own long-term and short-term sales forecast by product and item level, partnering with Merchandise Managers for qualitative feedback
• Partner with the Planner and Merchandise Manager to develop min and max levels, at the store/sku level and develop replenishment models.
• Proactively review replenishment business at the weekly and monthly level to suggest transfers as needed
• Allocate from central stock to support business trends and review outstanding deliveries to suggest cancellations if needed
• Create and manage reporting from sales and stock performance, and delivery statuses
• Monitor the progress of orders in process, shipments, and deliveries to ensure optimal inventory levels in stores
• All other duties assigned by supervisor

Supervisory Responsibility:

• No

Budget Responsibility:

• No

Decision Making Responsibility:

• YES
  • Approval of Transfers
  • Approval of Initial allocation
  • Inventory management between boutiques

About You:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 2 years of analytical experience preferred.
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel preferred.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel, including if statements, v-lookups, macros, and pivot tables.
• Must be comfortable handling and manipulating large data sets.
• Strong strategic thinking and outstanding analytical/quantitative skills with ability to manage large amounts of data.
• Ability to drive process improvements and develop systematic processes, get results and bring issues to closure, while applying a continuous improvement mindset to all workstreams
• Entrepreneurial, with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Comfortable and confident making allocation decisions and recommendations grounded in data
• Team player attitude, willing to go above and beyond at all times.
• Ability to effectively multi-task, prioritize and adapt to fast-paced, dynamic business environment.
• Excellent listening, communication, and presentation skills; ability to effectively interact with team members and cross functional and field partners at all levels.
• Knowledge of SAP preferred

The range for this position is $63,760 - $95,640 annually. Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.

Company Overview:

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès' success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that's at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films "Footsteps Across the World" available on our website. Link here .

Our Commitment:

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.

At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 20,000 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.