Specialist, Account Planner

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role:

CHANEL is looking for a Specialist to join our Account Planning team in our Fragrances & Beauty (F&B) division in New York. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Owned Account Planning, you will play a leading role collaborating with our Account Planning and internal teams on pre-season and in-season plans to align on sales, shipments, and inventory strategies to support the success of our business and key divisional initiatives.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

Our ideal candidate is numbers driven and a strategic problem-solver, with an ability to multi-task and synthesize data to drive the performance of our Owned business. Our ideal candidate will be able to:

• Assist our multi-faceted and evolving Owned distribution network
• Collaborate on multiple priorities with high level of autonomy
• Think strategically and critically to identify opportunities for success

Key Responsibilities include:

• Create and execute retail sales & net shipment plans by month annually, given the retailer current state as well as incorporating retailer projections, internal goals and product newness.
• Collaborate with internal partners and retailer merchant teams on business reviews and plan revisions to influence buying strategies in support of Chanel strategic objectives and brand philosophies
• Assist management in reviewing and re-projecting merchandise, inventory, and financial plans per the corporate cadence
• Partner with Senior Manager, Account Planner and internal partners to understand retail potential of planned promotional activity and local initiatives to ensure inventory is planned accordingly
• Drive for financial disciplines and inventory efficiency while working with the Account buyer and inventory planner to support the execution of the merchandise strategy
• Provide analysis and distribution of key retailer KPIs like BOM, inventory turn, and as it related to last forecast.
• Partner with Chanel Supply Chain Planning teams on OMNI inventory needs, including status of new product campaigns, incoming inventory and potential impact to the business
• Partner with Campaign planners to influence product allocation based on market dynamic and account needs
• Manage, communicate, and execute phase-ins, phase-outs, return of goods on discontinued and post-holiday items and track in-season compliance
• Support manager in leading and supporting daily weekly business updates and Account deep dives and analysis related to performance, risk and strategic business opportunities, encompassing both internal and external market data and trends

You are energized by:

• ‘Connecting the dots’, highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to identify strategic business opportunities
• Strategic thinker & tactical executor with the ability to embrace change and foster new opportunities to grow and protect the business
• Must be detail oriented, self-motivated and a self-starter, with strong analytical skill and systems acumen
• Fundamental knowledge of the Supply Chain including supply planning, forecasting models, inventory management, manufacturing, and distribution
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Working in a highly collaborative environment, with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization
• Curiosity and interest in industry and competitive trends, with the ability to glean insights from various sets of information and tell a compelling story from the numbers

What you will bring to the team:

• Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose strategic impact
• Strategic thinker/tactical executor with the ability to embrace change and foster new opportunities to grow and protect the business
• Must be self-motivated and a self-starter, with a strong attention to detail and systems acumen
• Fundamental knowledge of the Supply Chain including supply planning, forecasting models, inventory management, manufacturing, and distribution
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint, and have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Learning agility and ability to creatively problem-solve in a fast-paced environment; ability to balance multiple tasks
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization
  

Position Logistics:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, in the area of Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance or related quantitative discipline
• 3-4 years of business experience with high preference for 1 year of experience within store planning, allocation, forecasting, distribution, supply chain or finance
• Knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP
• Expert in Microsoft Office with strength in Excel
• Constant use of analytical and judgment skills to improve forecast accuracy and the quality of the forecast.
• Creative thinking skills to develop solutions to complex problems that don’t appear to have one clear answer
• Efficient time manager and multitasker that can work through multiple issues concurrently
• Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three-days in-person office presence at the designated location/office.

*Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.

Compensation:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $58,200 through $90,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components [may/will] include additional compensation, benefits and perks.

Benefits and Perks:

• Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options)
• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K and other incentives
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

Additional Information:

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion:

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community:

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability:

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture:

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Fondation Chanel :

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.
• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

*Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.