Senior Planning Analyst

Our Company:  BCI BRANDS distributes Vince Camuto, CECE, 1-State, and designs, manufactures, and markets women's apparel. The company offers blouses, jackets, tops, skirts, sweaters, and printed maxi dresses.  

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This position is responsible for contributing to the profit and growth of BCI Brands, through retail reporting, analyzing key performance trends, distribution, competition, and account strategic planning.

The core function entails working cross-functionally and collaboratively with internal/external teams to create an effective business management process, metrics reporting, data analysis and results tracking.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support and directing the development, analysis, and reporting of retail performance of BCI Brands
• Fiscal sales and sell-through
• Gross margin and profitability tracking
• Best and slowest sellers and action plans
• Facilitate and implementing pre-market planning
• Participate in the development of top-down budgets by brand prior to market campaign
• Coordinate and analyze all pricing to ensure/maintain profitability
• Perform statistical analysis using historical data and current trends to recommend strategies to achieve goals and objectives
• Analyze sales campaign bookings by category and customer and identify opportunities and areas for improvement
• Partners with account executives, brand managers, and the executive team to maximize opportunities and manage risks
• Develop and manage historical performance database
• Directing the Basic Replenishment program through demand forecasting, inventory control, retail performance, and program changes
• Research competitive comparisons and benchmarks and to gain market-share
• Stimulates proactive and forward-thinking analysis, while coaching and developing the department team’s competencies

Requirements

• 5+ years of prior analytical experience and Retail Math
• Advanced MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, linking); Excel macros or Access preferred
• VBA/SQL experience preferred
• Results driven; strategic, conceptual and innovative thinker
• Excellent organizational and multi-talking skills adhering to deadlines and ensuring accuracy
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• College degree preferred

The salary range offered for this full-time, exempt role is $80-120k based on experience.

BCI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, pregnancy, family responsibility, national origin or ancestry citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran’s status, genetic information, or as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable law.