Senior Manager, Account Planning

Job description

Senior Manager, Account Planning

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role:

CHANEL is looking for a Senior Manager to join our Account Planning team in our Fragrances & Beauty (F&B) division in New York. Reporting to the Group Director of Owned Account Planning & Replenishment, you will play a leading role in our Owned sales and inventory strategies, business plans, sales budgets & forecasting and performance analysis. This role interfaces with multiple functions in our division and is a key partner for our Digital and Retail teams. Our ideal candidate will have 6 years of experience and a passion for numbers, story-telling, and strategic thinking.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

Our ideal candidate is numbers driven and a strategic problem-solver, with an ability to multi-task and synthesize data to drive the performance of our Owned business. Our ideal candidate will be able to:

·  Manage our multi-faceted and evolving Owned distribution network
·  Oversee multiple priorities with high level of autonomy
·  Think strategically and critically to identify opportunities for success

Key Responsibilities include:

·  Create and execute on retail sales & net shipment plans by month/by brand during cadenced U.S. Forecast Updates, incorporating the strategic vision of our Division as well as current market landscape and insight from the key Owned stakeholders
·  Drive the success of our new Fragrance & Beauty Boutiques (FBB) openings from a Planning perspective (creating and executing on new door sales forecasting, creating new door opening orders, new campaign allocations, executing on FBB Animation Calendar, etc.)
·  Partner with and provide feedback to Marketing & Merchandise Planning Teams on Owned inventory buy for upcoming newness campaigns utilizing historical data, divisional ambitions, current sales trends and overall market dynamics
·  Oversee new campaign allocations by door to ensure inventory is distributed appropriately based on sales potential and store capacity
·  Manage and execute replenishment strategies for all limited-edition SKUs across Owned Accounts
·  Collaborate with the Owned Replenishment Team to ensure inventory replenishment strategies are in line to meet financial sales goals and are maximizing product performance
·  Serve as a key business partner for our Digital and Retail teams to drive Owned performance; partnership examples include understanding upcoming product placement/merchandising initiatives to adapt sales plans and inventory strategies to support, EOM business analysis, etc.
·  Drive weekly and monthly Owned business analysis including product/campaign/brand performance, results to sales plan, YTG expectations, etc. to influence strategic objectives, identify improvement opportunities, and become an Owned liaison, through a passion of creative story-telling and making things beautiful
·  Support Group Director, Account Planning on cross-functional & multi-faceted project execution and will manage one direct report

You are energized by…

·  Showing fearless curiosity through questioning and identifying improvement opportunities
·  Displaying agility by showing flexibility and cultivating a growth mindset through resiliency
·  Navigating complexity and being able to work autonomously
·  Working cross-functionally and cultivating impactful relationships with key stakeholders to drive the success in our Owned network
·  Guiding and developing team members by providing leadership, coaching and development

What you will bring to the team...

·  Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose strategic impact
·  Strategic thinker/tactical executor with the ability to embrace change and foster new opportunities to grow and protect the business
·  Must be self-motivated and a self-starter, with a strong attention to detail and systems acumen
·  Fundamental knowledge of the Supply Chain including supply planning, forecasting models, inventory management, manufacturing, and distribution
·  Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
·  Possess strong organizational and time management skills
·  Learning agility and ability to creatively problem-solve in a fast-paced environment; ability to balance multiple tasks
·  Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization

Position Logistics:

·  6+ years of experience, ideally within an Operations capacity (Store Planning, Forecasting, Distribution, Supply Chain, etc.)
·  1+ years of direct team management experience
·  Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in a Supply Chain/Merchandising/Planning field
·  Role requires a minimum of three days in-person office presence at the designated location/office.

Compensation:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $87,500 through $130,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components [may/will] include additional compensation, benefits and perks.

Benefits and Perks:

·  Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options)
·  Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
·  Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
·  Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
·  401K, pension and other incentives
·  Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
·  Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

Additional Information:

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion

·  At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all.  We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
·  We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community

·  CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
·  Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability

·  CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
·  Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture

·  We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent.  US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Career and Leadership Development:

·  We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

*Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.