Senior Planner

About Banana Republic

Banana Republic was founded with an explorer's spirit and a desire to venture to new places, beyond the boundaries of the everyday. Our clothing is designed for a life with no boundaries.

We travel near and far in search of the finest materials and fabric innovations to infuse style with substance, because we believe that what you wear should open a world of possibilities. And the people that make up Banana Republic share the same qualities as our brand: curious, connected, undaunted by boundaries. Sound like you? Join us for the adventure of what's next.

About the role

The role of the Global OMNI Inventory Management team is to maximize sales, margin and inventory through strategic end-to-end optimization across all customer channels. This work requires strong analytical and story-telling skills, the ability to build close partnerships with other functions, and a focus on executing best in class customer experience while delivering/exceeding financial targets. The Global OMNI Inventory Management Senior Planner will own the Women's Pants and Outerwear departments' pre-season planning and in-season yield management through hindsight, buy-planning, financial target setting, monthly forecasting, commercial plan alignment, pricing, and basics management while creating strategic alignment across cross functional teams, markets, and channels.

What you'll do

• Manage sales, gross margin, gross margin return on investment (GMROI) and inventory turn goals by evaluating in-season trends combined with existing pre-season strategies to deliver compelling pricing and short term inventory controls.
  
• Maximize profitability through strategic pricing decisions with a focus on the omni customer experience and Ensure pricing strategy supports and drives commercial strategy
  
• Owns monthly forecast for the division, incorporating current trends to maximize opportunities and mitigate risks to achieve pre-season plans
  
• Partner with Store Planning, Visual and Marketing teams to develop in season allocation strategies to deliver the optimal inventory to stores
  
• Create comprehensive hindsight and tops down plans while partnering with Merchandising team to develop future product and inventory strategies for all global regions
  
• Create bottoms up plans based on Merchandising line plan and reconcile with tops down financial targets, assessing risk and opportunity
  
• Cultivate strong working relationships across multiple cross-functional partners to ensure business success
  
• This role is a leader on the Inventory Management team and will help shape new processes and lead implementation of new practices and tool sets.
  
• Coach and develop an analyst and serve as a mentor to planners on the team.
  
  

Who you are

• Minimum 2-4 years Inventory Management experience
• Four-year college degree or equivalent required
• Direct report experience or prior development experience preferred
  
  

Benefits at Banana Republic

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy, 30% off at Outlet and 25% off at Athleta for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees