Planner

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

This role will drive all planning activities for Full Price stores and Digital in Americas region within Burberry’s Merchandising & Planning organisation. They will embody the Burberry values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration. The role drives planning accuracy, commercial insight, and in season agility to ensure that the Americas region optimises inventory performance and delivers strong financial outcomes.

They will be responsible for: 
•    Creating, updating and managing the Rolling Open to Buy and Collection Open to Buy process
•    Aligning, partnering and collaborating with the Merchandising, Allocation, Regional Finance and Central Planning teams on Open to Buy, product lifecycle, fiscal risks, opportunities, markdown and inventory management
•    Commercial insights in driving in-season decisions to maximise inventory, drive sales, and deliver sell through and margin targets
•    Driving detailed Carry Forward sales and inventory forecasts and input to Replenishment forecasts, to maintain appropriate inventory levels and availability

RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Own and manage the Rolling Open to Buy by season by product hierarchy level (Full Price/Markdown), ensuring accurate forecasting
•    Develop and manage the Collection Open to Buy for sales and inventory (New, Carry Forward, and Replenishment) ahead of each Collection
•    Communicate the Collection and Rolling Open to Buys to Regional and Central teams
•    Support in the review of Collection buys with Merchandising, focusing on key investments and ensuring buys are within agreed budgets and achieve key KPIs
•    Responsible for reporting and monitoring trade performance, hindsighting, and highlighting opportunities and risks to sales and inventory targets along with relevant action plan
•    Propose and execute actions to drive the business and manage inventory alongside Merchandising, including but not limited to top-up orders, cancellations, stock rebalance, drops to Outlet, adjustments to ranging and min/max, etc
•    Responsible for the line level monthly forecast of sales and inventory for Carry Forward products (by style, by size, by country) to ensure product availability and appropriate stock levels across sub-regions
•    Input to monthly forecast of sales and inventory for Replenishment products, managed by Central
•    Work with Supply Chain to place and expedite orders where necessary, and communicate any gaps or opportunities in stock to cross-functional partners
•    Analyse and validate regional markdown plans across categories 

PERSONAL PROFILE

•    Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent training and experience 
•    5+ years’ experience, with at least 2 years in regional planning role
•    Demonstrated experience across all activities of commercial planning, including Open to Buy, reforecasting and inventory management 
•    Adaptable, proactive, commercially curious, and able to navigate ambiguity
•    Well-developed communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams
•    Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills
•    Proficiency with planning systems preferred

Demonstrates Burberry’s Values:

• Protect: Works in line to support brands message and image in the field
• Explore: Seeks and incorporates new and modern practices to drive results
• Inspire: Leads with heart and mind, connecting well with all colleagues in the business

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

•    Divisional Full price and Net sales, AUR, Full Price sell through, Initial and Net Margins aligned to targets 
•    Divisional Rolling and Collection Open to Buy management
•    Sell through and Weeks of Cover (WOC)

CONNECTING WITH OTHERS 

•  This role will work closely with Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Central Outlet team, Central Planning team, Regional Planning teams, Merch Planning Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Regional Commercial teams

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: USA || New York (US-NY) || New York || Planning || NO DEPT - FMPT9041 || n/a ||