Sr. Planner, Anaplan Strategist

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Perry Ellis International, Inc. represents a diverse portfolio of lifestyle apparel brands. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns and licenses nationally and internationally with a brand portfolio of over 42 brands including:
Perry Ellis®, 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.

The Sr. Planner serves as the key subject matter expert and implementation strategist for the Anaplan planning platform, housed strategically within the MIS department. This is a critical liaison role responsible for bridging the gap between technical Anaplan development and various business/operational units (e.g., Sales, Planning, Supply Chain). The successful candidate will leverage a strong background in planning and retail/wholesale operations to guide system process logic, ensure successful user adoption, and drive continuous process and system improvement recommendations.

This role will also maintain ownership of the end‑to‑end planning cycle for a portfolio of smaller, designated accounts.

• System Functional Leadership:
  Act as the primary business representative and functional lead for the Anaplan platform implementation, ensuring technical development accurately reflects defined business requirements, planning logic, and operational processes.
• Process Mapping & Design:
  Collaborate extensively with planning, sales, and supply chain teams to document current‑state planning processes and define optimal, future‑state processes within the Anaplan environment.
• User Training & Enablement:
  Develop comprehensive training materials and conduct targeted training sessions for end‑users across all business units to maximize adoption and effective utilization of the Anaplan platform for forecasting, planning, and reporting.
• System Testing & Validation:
  Coordinate and execute rigorous User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new Anaplan model features, system enhancements, and deployments to ensure data accuracy, calculation logic, and overall system functionality.
• Governance & Maintenance:
  Serve as the functional Anaplan Super User post‑implementation, responsible for ongoing governance, maintaining planning parameters, managing user hierarchies, and ensuring data integrity within the Anaplan models.

• Demand Forecasting:
  Manage the end‑to‑end demand planning process for designated smaller accounts, developing style demand and inventory plans based on statistical inputs, historical trends, and market intelligence.
• Forecast Maintenance:
  Partner with account teams to ensure accurate forecasts and appropriate inventory parameters are consistently set and maintained in both retailer replenishment systems and internal planning tools.
• In‑Season Reporting:
  Conduct deep‑dive analysis of in‑stock positions, Week of Supply (WOS), and sales performance data at the style/color level to monitor in‑season trends, report business opportunities/risks, and recommend plan adjustments.
• Financial & Inventory Projection:
  Provide monthly replenishment and sales financial projections for assigned accounts to Account Executives and the Business Planning team.

• Integrated Business Planning (IBP):
  Collaborate closely with Merchandise Planning, Sales, and Finance to ensure the Anaplan platform effectively supports seamless Integrated Business Planning and S&OP processes across the organization.
• Supply Chain Alignment:
  Partner with Supply Chain and Production Planning teams to clearly communicate validated demand signals, optimize inventory holding levels, and proactively identify potential WIP or production challenges.
• Data Integrity:
  Work with the MIS/IT Data Governance team to ensure the…