• Job Description

  Req#: 20560

  Assortment Planner, Pandora NAM

  Do you want to be a part of the world’s leading jewelery company while putting your experience in Merchandising into use? If yes, then we might have an exciting opportunity for you! You will be part of an exciting business area and work in an international organisation of can-do spirited, passionate, and performance-driven people.

  About the Team:

  As an Assortment Planner, you will primarily manage assortment building and item level forecasting for the North America Market (NAM). This scope includes and not limited to building and iterating an assortment range through analytics and assessment of market trend in styles and pricing. The assortment planning team works together to influence and partner with cross-functional teams from product development to all touch points of the go-to-market strategy and execution. This person will report directly to the Manager, Assortment Planning.

  Your Role as an Assortment Planner:

  • Bottoms-Up Style level reporting and forecasting

  • Using data and insights to optimize assortment by style, collection, product category, and any other relevant product attributes

  • Manage end-to-end forecasting, item setup, and support wholesale selling of new products, as well as inform allocation and replenishment

  • Partner with Merchandise Planning and Demand Planning teams on the Open to Buy process, as well as inputs into demand forecast

  • Effectively communicate product performance across teams in the NAM cluster and with global merch team

  • Collaborate with marketing, visual merchandising, ecomm teams on go-to market strategies and product presentations

  • Inform and influence sales teams on product knowledge and selling of focus products

  • Ad hoc test and learn projects that further inform assortment strategy and/or commercial presentations

  What is needed to succeed:
  

  • 3-5+ years merchandising, planning, allocation or demand planning experience

  • In Store, commercial experience a plus (Store Leader)

  • Best in class organizational and communication skills

  • Passionate about product and industry trends

  • Data-driven and fact-based decision maker

  • Effective communicator with a clear point of view

  • Team player with a positive mindset

  • Agile in navigating through ambiguities and changes

  • A strong understanding of strengths and weaknesses and ability to be self-aware

  • Skilled in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Powerpoint

  
  NYC Salary : $90,000 to $100,000 (commensurate with experience)

  About Pandora:

  Pandora designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.

  Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 27,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED certified facilities in Thailand using mainly recycled silver and gold. The company plans to be carbon neutral by 2025 and has joined the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce emissions across its full value chain. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated a revenue of DKK 23.4 billion in 2021.

  Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status and age.

• About the company

  Pandora A/S is a Danish jewellery manufacturer and retailer founded in 1982 by Per Enevoldsen.

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