Sales Inventory and Operations Planning Director – Lacoste – New York City Metropolitan Area

Lacoste

New York City Metropolitan Area

2024-12-19

Summary:

At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste creates and liberates movement. Both universal and timeless, the brand transcends cultures and generations, elevating the crocodile as a really? sign.

An iconic French brand present in nearly 100 countries, Lacoste stands out for its unique know-how in each of its areas of expertise, from garment factory to omnichannel distribution.

At Lacoste, elegance goes beyond style. This elegance guides all of its actions and its social and environmental commitments.

Working at Lacoste is belonging to a community of 8,500 employees on the move to build the future. Committed to making equal opportunities a reality and to revealing potential, the company brings together talents from all walks of life, embracing their differences.

Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionate people within the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant, Tecnifibre and the Kooples (http://mf-brands.com/).

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Strengthen the Pre-Season SIOP process for NORCAM Region

Build a solid partnership with MBP team to put in place processes of Gross Demand Reviews that will give a clear and aligned view on Sell Thru, Logistics yield and phasing allowing to reach the Sales Plan for all products (Permanent, Carry Over and Seasonal) and channels (Wholesales, Retail, Outlets & Digital).
Translate the Gross Demand into Net Demand thanks to deep understanding and knowledges of the regional inventory, local logistics layout and supply lead times.
Secure the quality of data entered into IT systems and make sure they are keyed in a timely manner in adequation with Central Team’s requests.
Be the focal point and the Regional leader of the Supply Loop Back coming from Operations to decide actions in case of non-executability of the season (Commercial Orders adjustment, Airfreight activation, Order cancellation), reaching one commercial executable plan shared with every stakeholder.
Own the stock-equation ensuring consistency of landing inventory versus target

Lead the In Season SIOP process for NORCAM Region

Lead and animate the monthly Regional In-Season SIOPs within the overall NORCAM teams ensuring resources alignment with business ambitions on the short & mid-term, aligning Sales, Finance, Merchandising, Customer Service, Logistics and Operations teams).
Understand and animate the regional operational performance (Sales, Inventory, Operational Execution (OTA, OTIS) on a weekly basis. Deep dive into root causes and define action plans to reach operational excellence.
Work with Commercial teams and Customer Service at getting Customer Order book systematically updated and healthy. Work with all relevant stakeholders to prioritize Inventory allocation when needed.
Animate & lead the NOOS SIOP by gathering Sales Forecast, by setting adequate Safety Stocks by projecting Inventory and by consequently adapting Supply Plans

Inventory Management

Be the operational owner of the Regional Stock Equation in close collaboration with MBP & Finance teams.
Optimize stock allocation and immobilization: animate and validate key business rules and strategy.
Partner with MBP team to understand the details of the regional inventory and constantly build plans to get it healthier.

Mindset & Continuous Improvement

Drive your team into service level and stock optimization.
Keep Supply Chain agile to answer business needs: keep a continuous improvement culture within your team.
Continuously improve the SIOP process within the overall NORCAM teams
Be a solution sponsor/finder to business and/or operations issues.
Develop a culture of high performance within your team and across the NORCAM team by pushing the systematic understanding of the gaps vs plans (for Sales, for Inventory, for Supply).

Requirements/Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree or business management degree is preferred, or equivalent experience is required for the role.
Relevant MBP experience, in particular Planning and procurement
Good communication skills and ability to influence
Making decisions based on experience, data analysis, and various team feedback
Be able to be solution focused. Engage global resources as needed.
International experience a plus, abroad or through regular contacts to foreign HQ within a global company
Good communication skills
Fashion experience a strong plus
International experience a plus, abroad or through regular contacts to foreign HQ within a global company
Spanish and/or French language a plus
Role based in NYC, but could be considered Montreal
Occasional travel

Core Values and Traits:

Play as One Team:

Showing respect towards everyone
Commitment for the team’s work and decisions

Play with Elegance:

Striving for excellence
Treating others with fair play and humility

Play by Daring:

Having the courage to speak up, experiment and take initiative
To explore new opportunities

Play with Tenacity:

Constantly seek continuous improvement
Learning from our failures

At Lacoste, we’re committed to building the best team we can. We hire for potential and support every team member through each step of their career development. Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive space for our team to think differently and push the status quo is incredibly important to us; and we strive to use these guiding principles as the foundation for how we interact with each other, how we build our business, and how we hold ourselves accountable to our core values.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

At Lacoste, we’re committed to providing equal opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Supply Chain and Strategy/Planning

Industries

Retail Apparel and Fashion