27 Jan
Workwear Outfitters
Cambridge
Work Authority, our retail chain of stores and mobile trucks across Canada is an undisputed leader of safety footwear and work apparel. We are a committed team of expert specialists like no other. Our philosophy is that a more educated, better equipped customer makes for a highly effective national workforce. If you are serious about safety, we are looking for you to join our team of safety experts.
Work Authority is a part of Workwear Outfitters. Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative and authentic market-right products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services,
telecommunications, hospitality, and many more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee, we employ more than 5,800 people in facilities spanning the globe. Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap, Bulwark, Kodiak, Terra, Liberty , Work Authority, Workrite Fire Service, Chef Designs, and Horace Small. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies apparel in the B2B channel.
Our Purpose: "We champion and empower workers who make our world work better."
We are actively recruiting for a Planning Analyst (12-month Contract) at our Corporate Office in Cambridge, Ontario. This is a hybrid role.
Job Summary
The Planning Analyst is responsible for achieving sales and profit objectives for a specific merchandise category or categories, under the direction of the Purchasing Manager. This responsibility includes the development and successful implementation of buying strategies, merchandise programs and marketing plans.
Position Responsibilities
- Partners with Purchasing Manager to understand all financial aspects of the business including budgeting and forecasting.
- Provide feedback and recommendations for various processes and applications to improve efficiencies in everyday tasks and assigned projects.
- Help manage vendor and brand selection, develop strong vendor relationships with knowledge of offerings and capabilities for special requests, monitor industry trends, evaluate competition.
- Work closely with Purchasing Manager and web/marketing teams to manage the advertising process.
- Collaborate in setting merchandising direction for different retail formats in efforts to maximize sales productivity while maintaining execution excellence.
- Develop & execute category, assortment, marketing and merchandising strategies that support the overarching category goals, and always ensuring that plan is supported with a customer centric focus, data & analytics.
- Monitors category sales weekly and propose actions to the leadership team as necessary (markdowns, promotional events, delivery follow-up, etc).
- Updates at period end the financial scorecard with actual sales, gross profit, and receipt data. Has working knowledge of Open to Buy.
- Create adhoc reports and provide analysis upon request from WA management group.
- Provide inventory analytics with information to maximize sales and profit.
- Analyze all in-season sell-through results. Evaluate performance and key programs to extract learning’s.
- Assist in item creation, replenishment, purchase order creation and other administrative tasks when required.
- Monitor stock levels and initiate recommendations for repeat orders and consolidations.
- Develops and executes category assortment as determined by established sales.
- Determine optimal store allocation and replenishment based on the Category strategy, merchandising plan, store size and sales performance.
- Accountable for achieving relevant category metrics for assigned category, including proactive management to ensure forecasts, sales, grow profit and inventory targets are met or exceeded.
- Monitors category sales weekly and propose actions to the Senior Buyer as necessary (markdowns, promotional events, delivery follow-up, etc).
- Provide or coordinate with vendors product knowledge to store associates through various forms of communication, including zoom meetings.
- Regular in store visits, and respond promptly to store visit notes.
- Liaises with stores to ensure appropriate assortment and timing.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Three to five years of related experience preferred
- Retail Experience required
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- MS Office
- Specialized software related to retail a plus
- Organization Skills
- Able to handle multiple priorities
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Occasional Travel
- Problem Solver
- Attention to detail
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Comfortable collaborating with others
- Able to make decisions as needed
- Continuous Improvement.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity employment. In compliance with the Accessibility Ontario Disability Act (AODA), accommodations are available upon request at any stage of the recruitment process.
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