Assistant Manager, Commercial Planning and Operations

From 1946, people of the House of Parfums Christian Dior in France and around the world embody the spirit of excellence, creativity, and the unique savoir-faire of its creator, the couturier-perfumer Christian Dior. Revolutionizing the codes of French elegance and luxury with its perfumes, combining tradition and daring innovation in makeup and skincare, we reinvent every day the Dior style and affirm beauty and joy in its entirety.  

Parfums Christian Dior is part of the LVMH Group.  

The Commerical Planning and Operations Assistant Manager will be part of the Commerical Planning and Operations team. They will work cross functionally with Account Planning, Visual Merchandising, Omnichannel, and Sales teams to help provide best in class service through product placement. They will also assist in tracking orders and delivery of all launch programming and basic non saleable to the US wholesale market.

Key Responsibilities:

ALLOCATION:

This position oversees allocations of all launch programming and basic non saleable items, acting as the key person to ensure all retailers are given the correct stock maximizing sell in and sell thru opportunities.

• New Launch:
  • Through retail sales analysis this role will strategically allocate all forecasts pertaining to launch programming by retailer in a timely manner. This includes cross functional communication with VM and Commercial Planning counterparts to properly allocate non saleable launch elements appropriately. 
  • This role is responsible for managing the quota system, ensuring all launch quantities are reflected contributing to a seamless order process
  • Communication of allocations to Account Planning team
  • Consumption tracking of all launch aspects to uphold forecast accuracy KPIs
• Non Saleable:
  • Quarterly allocations of Testers, Samples, and Art of Gifting to US wholesale retailers
    • Comparing forecast vs available stock and allocating based on mix of business/door count to ensure non saleable items are in the appropriate location
    • Tracking consumption to ensure forecast accuracy KPIs are met on a monthly/quarterly basis
  • Allocating any adhoc requests from US wholesale teams

ANALYSIS:

• Manage Code 3 Dashboard-
  • Assuring forecast matches supply forecast through weekly checks
  • Updating with an forecast changes by budget owner
• Future capacity to take on ad hoc projects such as Tester Mapping in close partnership with Visual Merchandising and Account Planning teams to find efficiencies within POSM spend

• 2+ years of experience in sales operations or planning function with strong forecasting and budget experience
• Strong analytical skills; experienced with metrics, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Highly collaborative & passionate team player with a positive & professional attitude
• Entrepreneurial & a 'Go-Getter': goal-orientated, driven to be proactive and exceed expectations
• Self-motivated, committed & resilient
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strategic thinker and excellent team player

This job description is intended to cover the core accountabilities of the position and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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

LVMH Inc. uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our employees with market competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of expertise, performance, and tenure.

While the published salary range is a good faith reflection of the targeted salary level for the position, LVMH Inc. reserves the right to pay outside of the published range of $70,000-$90,000.00.