Job Description

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion.

If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

Who You Are:

The Associate Planner will play a key role in developing financial plans and monitoring the performance of sales, inventory, and profit for the Full Price Sized (apparel, footwear) business. The Associate Planner will work closely with the buying team to manage the open-to-buy, analyze seasonal merchandise assortments, and develop merchandising strategies. You have strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving skills, are curious, collaborative and an effective communicator that thrives in a rapidly changing environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Initiate analysis and develop financial strategy for a rapidly growing retail business across the full price sized business (apparel and footwear).
• Create seasonal, monthly, and weekly plans and forecasts for sales, inventory, markdowns and gross margin. Monitor performance and partner with buying team to develop merchandise strategies to achieve plans. Play an active role in making pricing recommendations.
• Initiate and develop actionable analysis to recap business by classification and subclass at a top-line as well as store level. Partner with buying team to create strategies to drive sales and achieve gross margin profitability.
• Manage and update monthly open-to-buy.
• Recommend buys based on thorough analysis of retail business prior to each market to achieve increased sales, profitability and sell-thru %. Provide suggested SKU count targets at a class and store cluster level. Analyze key item style performance and forecast inventory needs.
• Work with buying team and stores to analyze business by door to maximize sales and stock opportunities. Monitor flow of initial assortments as well as reorders to stores by classification and by style.
• Aid in allocation strategies to increase productivity and manage omni-inventory.

You’ll Need to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, or related field.
• Must have 3+ years’ experience in Retail Planning, Store Planning and/or Allocation
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Advanced Retail Math
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management abilities
• Passion for fashion trends and consumer behavior.

We’d Love to See:

• Multi-channel planning experience

MK Perks:

• Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Calendar
• Summer Fridays
• Internal Mobility Across Brands
• Cross-brand Discount
• Exclusive Employee Sales
• Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
• 401k Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Thrive Wellness Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Discounts

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

At Capri Holdings Limited, we are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation for the interview or application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at CapriTalentAcquisition@CapriHoldings.com.

In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a compensation range. The range for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience. Please note that for salaried roles, the figures reflect full-time equivalency, while for hourly roles, the figures represent the applicable hourly rate.

Compensation Range:

75,000.00 - 85,000.00 USD