Calvin Klein is looking for a Director Brand Planning – Global CK to act as a financial advisor and business partner, providing insights to drive fact-based decision-making, support the development of business strategies for Global CK product categories, and supervise financial business planning and tracking to achieve financial targets within the PVH+ Plan.
Requirements
- Strategic thinking: ability to develop long-term product strategies aligned with business goals. Translate a strategic vision into operational improvements.
- Strategic planning: develop and execute financial planning strategies, particularly in assessing new business opportunities, market expansions, or product launches.
- Analytical: exceptional analytical skills, and ability to interpret complex data and lay-out approach for managing large data quantities from multiple sources to guide less senior team members.
- Cost control: strong background in cost control (managing product costing, pricing strategies, margin improvement initiatives).
- Business acumen: deep understanding of the apparel industry, including market trends, consumer behavior, and competitive dynamics. Understanding of supply chain finance and how it impacts product profitability.
- Project and Stakeholder management: experience in managing large-scale projects and budgets as well as ability to influence cross functional teams and senior stakeholders to align financial strategies with business goals.
- Proficiency in Microsoft package software programs.
Responsibilities
- Strategic financial planning: partner with category leads in strategic planning, priority setting, target setting, and brand profitability steering to optimize seasonal product development financials and product category financials – for annual budget cycle and three-year plan (~$1.5B net sales/year).
- Periodic planning: steer Senior Financial Analyst for underwear category target setting and performance tracking thereof;
- Business partnering – revenue levers: work with key stakeholders and participate in regular product meetings to drive a fact-based decision making process by sharing the key financial product targets (net revenue (growth), margin, range size, volumes) *- specifically for category leaders in underwear.
- Business partnering – cost levers: work with key stakeholders to ensure coming season product costs capture latest consensus on key macro inputs e.g. labor, raw materials, freight, customs duties *– specifically for category leaders in underwear.
- Risk mitigation: manage business risk to protect the division’s assets; makes recommendations for risk mitigation.
- Financial insights: identify opportunities, make strategic recommendations and challenge category leads for optimal future business growth. Create transparency on KPIs with respect to category plans:
- Profitability planning: provide insights into current season product trends:
Other
- ~5-10 years of experience in (merchandise) planning and financial management.
- 3-5 years global experience in senior financial position in the retail or apparel industry.
- Direct experience with product categories, extensive experience in budgeting and category sales planning and pricing strategies within the apparel industry.
- Demonstrated success in achieving financial targets and financial (category) KPIs
- Proven track record of leading successful brand initiatives that enhance product growth.
