Store Planner

Store Planner

lululemon athletica

Founded in 1998 in beautiful Vancouver, BC lululemon athletica creates components to live longer, healthier more fun lives.

Planning & Allocations

As part of the product team, the Store Planning team is responsible for getting the right product to the right store at the right

time. We partner closely with our immediate cross-functional partners, Planning and Merchandising, Store Design, FP&A,

Real Estate, Operations, and the stores to create the best experience for our guest. The Store Planner is a critical member

of this team and is responsible ensuring that the specific needs of each individual store are met, and that merchandising,

and planning strategies are properly executed. This includes identifying store level business needs that require specific

attention which are not addressed through the general allocation or replenishment process. Additionally, this individual will

collaborate with partners on the process of planning new store projects, including ensuring efficiencies within our stores from

a productivity and fixture package standpoint. We partner with all cross-functional partners to ensure the long-range product

road map is driving our new store and optimization strategy. Other responsibilities will include pre-season store planning,

localization initiatives, reporting on & responding to current business trends, and supporting the business through the many

ad hoc requests that crop up.

A day in the life of a Store Planner

• Building pre-season and in-season store plans which serves as a major component into our localization strategy

• Monitoring and responding to in-season store performance trends

• Own and collaborate on individual new store projects with Real Estate, FP&A, Store Design, and Retail Ops,

setting assortment strategies to help identify the size of the box as well as the fixture package needed for each

location

• Partner with VM, Merchants, and Planning to set buy targets through store clustering, ensuring the assortment for

each season can fit into our stores, to achieve our sales plans and execute our localization strategy

• Setting opening inventory targets for New Store projects and partner with NSO team to track performance of these

and adjust as needed

• Creating, executing, and distributing regular reporting that identifies opportunities and risks within the business.

• Ensure cross-functional partners are equipped with pertinent store-level insights to inform decision making

• Build, develop, and maintain strong working relationships with members of cross-functional team as well as the

operations team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, statistics or related field required

• 3 - 5 years’ experience in vertical retail

• This is an analytical role with lots of numbers, analytics, and systems – someone with a passion for each of these

would thrive in this role.

• Strong communication skills & experience in working with multiple cross functional partners

• A passion for: lululemon products, data-driven insights, & Vancouver

• High proficiency in Excel

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