Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers has spent 30 years helping men, women and kids everywhere look and feel good. Developing comfort technologies is at the foundation of all that we do—delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products at a reasonable price. From our diverse footwear offering to a growing range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

With international business representing over half of our total sales, we have product available in more than 180 countries and significant opportunities for continued expansion worldwide. We sell our collections direct to consumers through more than 4,450 Skechers stores around the globe and Skechers e-commerce sites, as well as through a network of third-party partners.

A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.

To analyze sales and inventory position, provide constructive analysis and direction to Merchandisers and Distributors by country/store type on the total/gender/division/category/SKU level. Use historical sales to ensure optimal quarterly and seasonal assortments, and identify/react to in-season misses and opportunities.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS

• Maintain consistent communication with Distributors to gather sales and inventory data, while ensuring the precision of the collected information through regular follow-ups.
• Analyze weekly/monthly/quarterly and seasonal sales and inventory data to identify opportunities and risks by gender/division/department/style.
• Ensure Merchandisers and Distributors are promptly informed of all pertinent analyses, recommendations, and purchasing strategies.
• Create and execute reporting tools to evaluate the performance of key products and categories.
• Strategize quarterly and seasonal sales plans, and regularly evaluate inventory requirements, adjusting monthly or quarterly as needed.
• Review booking reports to pinpoint opportunities and establish customer and category-specific seasonal or annual forecasts.
• Create assortment plans and SKU guidelines by gender/division for new stores and collaborate with Merchandisers and Retail Development team accordingly.
• Track sales for all Skechers stores to assess comp and total performance.
• Work with Analysis team/IT Department to streamline data and automate reports.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES

• No

QUALIFICATIONS-

• Ability to work on-site.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in Excel at an intermediate level or higher
• Ability to utilize spreadsheets effectively for data management.
• Capable of executing complex calculations and automating tasks to handle extensive datasets.
• Familiarity with creating and using macros.
• Basic programming knowledge is considered an advantage.
• Candidates should be comfortable with leveraging Excel for advanced functions to streamline and enhance data processing tasks. Product knowledge.
• Systems knowledge.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 4+ years planning/analyst experience.
• Buying experience a plus.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Pay range for this position is $70k - $90k / year.

Benefits:

• Paid Parental Leave: including time for fathers and adopting parents.
• Short term & long term disability and life insurance at no cost to the employee.
• Extensive medical, dental, and vision plans with multiple carries, including EPO,HPN and PPO plans.
• Competitive 401k plan and employer matching.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Savings Account (FSA) offerings.
• Paid vacation, sick, personal and holiday time.
• Pet Insurance available.
• Onsite wellness programs at company headquarters including fitness classes, acupuncture, and chiropractor.
• Employee stock purchase program
• Employee product discount of 50%; employee sample sales and family and friends discount throughout the year. 
• Skechers Company Culture and growth strategy is deeply infused with internal career growth and opportunities for learning.