As an Associate Company Planner based in New York City, you will be assisting in the budgeting and forecasting of sales, margin and KPIs for Madewell brand stores and e-commerce with a focus on maximizing profitability while integrating company financial goals, broader promotional and marketing strategy and customer expectations. This role includes both top-down and bottom-up trend and forecast reconciliation. This team is small and highly collaborative. Members of this team work cross-functionally across the Madewell organization, including Merchandising, MP&A, Marketing, Store Operations, Field leadership, Finance, and Supply Chain. This position reports into the head of Company Planning for Madewell and is part of the MP&A group.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with creating budget targets using historical data and current trends both from a tops-down and bottoms-up perspective, starting at the quarterly level and going down to the daily level.
- Throughout the year, maintain daily financial forecast, promotional calendar, and supporting KPIs for stores and e-commerce.
- Recap and analyze promo/event performance, daily sales, and gross margin performance compared to forecast, budget, and prior years. Communicate findings to broad audience, including senior leadership.
- Adjust budget forecast with reference to marketing and customer assumptions, assortment strategy, and the macroeconomic environment with a focus on maximizing profitability.
- Perform ad-hoc analyses to diagnose risk and opportunities to promotional events, KPIs, sales and margin across stores and e-commerce.
Qualifications:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think objectively and interpret meaningful themes from quantitative and qualitative data
- Strong written and verbal communication and listening skills
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams/projects with tight deadlines
- Strong technical aptitude, including competency in Microsoft Excel and ability to quickly master new applications and systems
- Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn
- Team player with an ability to build constructive and effective relationships across a broad and diverse group of business partners
- Bachelor's degree – Finance, Business, Analytical focus preferred
- 2-3 years work experience in data-focused analytical role, experience in retail industry not required
