Group Director, Merchandise PlanningAbout the role:CHANEL is looking for a Group Director to join our Fragrance & Beauty Merchandise Planning Team in New York, NY. You will be accountable for the entire Beauty catalog forecast and own all campaign performance and dimensioning, both retail and shipments. This role interfaces with many vital cross-functional partners across the business and is a strategic partner for developing an accurate SKU forecast, both on-going and campaign, to adhere to and impact brand financial goals and progress our brand's leadership and future. Our ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience and a passion for data analysis, collaboration, and challenging the status quo. This role will be a driver of influence within the business and manage key business critical, cross-functional projects.
What impact you can create at CHANEL:- Owning Beauty catalog SKU forecast, while delivering on forecast accuracy goals; including base business, promotional plans, new launch volumes, and seasonality
- Accountable for retail planning for all new campaigns, using benchmarks and partnering with cross-functional teams to dimension the overall volume, while mitigating E&O risk
- Drive monthly forecast validation meeting with marketing, sales, and finance, providing analysis to support decision making with key stakeholders regarding yearly outlook on retail performance and gross shipments
- Liaise with Sales & Marketing to ensure forecasts reflect company plans and promotional activities ensuring stellar customer service to retailers
- Shape & influence the yearly budget process by helping build company targets and highlight opportunities and risks
- Own and manage key cross-functional projects and processes, while being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a specific system managed by the team
- Shared accountability for achieving service level, inventory targets and excess & obsolete inventory goals in partnership with supply planners
- Ad hoc analysis for management observing demand variability for base business, new launches, and retailer specific activities
You are energized by:- Working in a highly collaborative, team environment
- Navigating complexity and supporting consistent transformation and change management
- Leading cross-functional projects/systems by becoming a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Continuing to strive forward and challenge inefficiencies
- Facilitate transparent communication with key global partners
- Creative thinking skills to develop solutions to complex problems that do not appear to have one clear answer
What you will bring to the team:- Open mindedness to learn new systems & processes, while also challenging status quo
- Efficient and strong time management, multitasking and prioritization skills to work through multiple issues concurrently, independently and adhering to deadlines
- Highly analytical with an aptitude for interpreting and utilizing data to improve and propose change
- Must be self-motivated and self-starter, with strong analytical skill, attention to detail, and systems acumen
- Fundamental knowledge of the Supply Chain including supply planning, forecasting models, inventory management, manufacturing, and distribution
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization
- Supply Chain/Mathematics/Planning degree preferred, but not required
- High proficiency of Microsoft Excel
- Data Visualization skills (Storytelling: Tables, Charts, etc)
- Unique industry or internship experience, a bonus
Position Logistics:- 8 years of experience (minimum)
- Previous management experience strongly preferred
- BA/BS Degree
- Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in-person office presence in the New York, NY office
*Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.
What skills you will learn? What experiences might you have?- Relationship management & cross-functional collaboration
- Leading campaign tracking for responsible catalog
- Opportunities for visibility to senior leadership
- Contributor to key processes/systems through SME
Compensation:The anticipated base salary range for this position is $135,000 through $155,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components will include additional compensation, benefits, and perks.
Benefits and Perks:• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, Milk Stork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K 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
*CHANEL benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by CHANEL at any time. 
