Sr. Director, International Planning And Allocation

Drive sales to meet company objectives by overseeing all aspects of sales, planning, and forecasting. Collaborate with GMM on Strategic initiatives, long term planning and financial analysis. Partner with other leaders to build systems, processes, and efficiencies.

The Senior Director of Planning and Allocation is responsible for developing and implementing planning and allocation strategies that support financial plans, corporate objectives, and strategic vision. Lead Planning team to develop and execute merchandise plans, forecasting, and ensuring product purchases adhere to plan.

Approve all plans for the OTB inventory, sales, and receipts based on company targets. Regularly communicate current position, opportunities, and liabilities to executive team. Lead Allocation team and ensure that we are delivering the right product to the right stores at the right time: communicate with other key members of Buying, Planning, and Allocations to deliver business goals by ensuring the product is available in the DC for distribution.

• Build Sales and Inventory plans by Brand, Category, and Territory (International).

• Ensure Planners and Buyers manage to the OTB, and bulks based on planned and actualized sales, and monthly ending inventory targets.

• Manage seasonal merchandise flow strategies to maximize sales.

• Develop strong relationships between Planning, Merchandising, and Allocation to ensure great team work.

• Participate in cross-functional initiatives to develop processes and systems to support accurate forecasting, replenishment, and allocations.

• Recruit and develop high-performance Planning and Allocation Team.

• Coach and counsel the Planning and Allocation team on a regular basis. Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continual feedback on performance.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES-

• Yes

JOB REQUIREMENTS-

• Strategic approach to business. Fact based decision maker.

• Expert level knowledge of planning process and ability to teach the process

• Exceptional critical and analytical skills and ability to make qualitative assessments

• Pro-active in anticipating, trouble shooting, and creative problem solving

• Constantly push the business by determining new ways to improve processes, analyze data, and forecast future opportunities.

• Superior presentation and communication skills, both spoken and written.

• Strong leadership and team building skills

• Ability to develop and maintain effective cross-functional relationships and communication

• Ability to manage workflow within a very dynamic environment

• Demonstrate accountability and responsibility

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Required travel: 10%-20%

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE-

• Bachelor's Degree

• Minimum 8+ years of Retail Planning experience

• Minimum 5+ years of Management experience

• Advanced computer skills (Excel - pivot table/ v-lookups/etc., Word, Internet)

The pay range for this role is $185,000-$240,000/yr USD

About Skechers

Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500 brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do - delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.