Associate Planner

CORE RESPONSIBILTIES |

The Associate Planner assists the Planning Team in developing and executing the

merchandise and assortment plan for Max Mara and Weekend Stores and Concessions in

North America to reach company goals, maximize sales and margin and optimizing

inventory. Moreover, he/she works closely with Retail team to plan sales targets, oversees

and monitor sales in season and ensures project documentation is organized, up-to-date,

and easily accessible in order to track performances and meet business objectives.

Support to Planning - develop the full merchandise planning process for Max Mara and

Weekend Stores and Concessions, including set up of all relevant budgeting templates,

pulling historical data, analyzing performance, developing Buying plan which reference

history but also look ahead to support growth

Support to Buying Team - Partner with Director of Planning and Buyers to establish ideal

assortment by collection and department, tracking Buying actuals and revise budgets as

Data collection and analysis - gather and organize data to support planning projects,

often using internal tools and databases; perform historical analysis at

department/collection level to determine opportunities to grow sales/margin and optimize

Reporting and Tracking – generates reports, presentations, and other documentation

related to planning projects, sales, budgets and goals, supports in ad hoc analysis for

Department Heads, Corporate visits and Monthly Business updates

Assist Division Head in daily activities

Acquire and develop product knowledge

• Minimum 2 year of experience in Planning/Buying/Allocation is preferred,
• Fashion background is a plus but not mandatory
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in merchandising, finance, business or a related

field

• Superb computer skills; highly proficient in Excel
• Highly detailed oriented, organized, and analytical
• Good understanding of retail math including sales, margins, weeks of supply ect
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively