Associate Merchandise Planner, Strategic Sales

Who we are

lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations across North America, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, and Asia. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.

About this team

As a member of the product team, the Global Planning team is responsible for ensuring financial success of the company. They work closely with Merchants to understand new product trends and regional/climate selling, size trends, and logistics as well as members of the Retail and Operations teams to understand and respond business product needs. The team monitors the business on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis, understanding changes in trend and reacting to the business to maximize sales and mitigate risk. The priority is to understand and protect the guest experience, followed by delivering profitable sales growth (comp and GM$s).

A day in the life:

• Manage initial allocation and replenishment out of the Distribution Center, pre- allocations and other potential receipt methods in conjunction with the strategy
• Responsible for creation and maintenance of key financial reporting tools, along with ad-hoc analysis to drive business results.
• Develop report templates and data analysis tools to support business analytics. Drive weekly reporting and data validation within SLA. Ensure data integrity of all financial information including identification of variances.
• Create and manage sales and inventory projections for key in-stock items 
• Learn beginning-to-end planning and take on additional responsibilities with the goal of independently owning category plans

Qualifications:

• Four year college degree or equivalent required
• 2-3 years proven experience with data analysis
• Previous experience with merchandise and planning systems.
• Expert knowledge of Excel is required.

Must haves:

• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
• Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

Compensation and Benefits Package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $66,000-$86,600 annually ; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans

• Paid time off

• Savings and retirement plan matching

• Generous employee discount

• Fitness & yoga classes

• Parenthood top-up

• Extensive catalog of development course offerings

• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

  Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

This role is classified as Hybrid under our SSC Workplace Policy:

Hybrid
In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week.