Business Planning Intern

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories and fragrances. The Company's collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear, dresses and men's and women's swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution.

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands, including: Perry Ellis, An Original Penguin by Munsingwear, Laundry by Shelli Segal, Rafaella, Cubavera, Ben Hogan, Savane, Grand Slam, John Henry, Manhattan, Axist and Farah. The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike for swimwear, and Callaway, PGA TOUR and Jack Nicklaus for golf apparel.

We are currently looking for a Planning intern to join our team in Miami!

Business & Demand Planning Intern

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the business to drive growth utilizing store, climate, volume group and overlay tools.

• Review weekly sales results from the account's selling reports.

• Monitor plans and OTD pricing, making callouts where necessary, to maximize sales and minimize margin giveback.

• Maintain any markdown allowance tracking forms as needed by division.

• Work with AE and the Design/Merchandise group on a monthly/quarterly basis to share selling information, category information, SKU count recommendation, and opportunities for the following season.

• Work with Division team members on solutions to maximize our internal sales & profitability.

SKILLS:

• Retail Math, Microsoft Excel is a plus

REQUIREMENTS

• Junior or Senior at an accredited college or university

• Ability to analyze results and identify financial and merchandise solutions to improve performance

• Retail math knowledge and understanding Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Team player and self starter

• Ability to set priorities to accomplish task at hand