Job Description:
Associate Forecast Analysts are responsible for using sophisticated tools to create accurate location level forecasts using trend and seasonality along with other early indicators. This forecast is used to distribute inventory and shape future inventory plans across domestic, international, and e-commerce channels. Forecast Analysts will be aligning inventory analysis, financial goals, and emerging trends to build the strategies that maximize our product success and profitability.
This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Performing analysis of historical selling patterns and early indicators helping to predict location selling that drive supply chain decisions and influence product placement
- Demand planner will use exception-based analysis to improve forecast accuracy to achieve preseason financial strategies
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop business strategies, managing profitability, and reacting to change while making strategic decisions based on current sales and inventory information
- Researching the global market customer migration patterns and leveraging data and insights to provide actionable insights that drive the most informed forecast
- Clearly presenting forecast and inventory analysis performance to company financial objectives and strategies to senior leadership, providing insight on demand, customer insights, and trend ideas
What Do You Need to Bring?
- Bachelor's Degree or related experience
- 2-3+ years of related experience in retail Planning
- Passion for the A&F Co. brands and the role
- Prior experience with trend analysis and event forecasting preferred
- Proven leadership experience
- Ability to thrive in team-based settings and a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional partners
- Desire to take on the responsibility of running a portion of a multi-billion-dollar business
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently with senior-level leaders
- Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment
- Desire & curiosity to learn more
Company Description
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.
The company operates a family of brands, including Abercrombie brands and Hollister brands, each sharing a commitment to offer products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that support global customers on their journey to being and becoming who they are. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites abercrombie.com, abercrombiekids.com and hollisterco.com.
Learn more about A&F Co. by visiting our corporate website here.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or related experience
- 2-3+ years of related experience in retail planning
- Experience with trend analysis and event forecasting
- Proven leadership experience
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate confidently with senior-level leaders
- Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment
- Passion for the company's brands and the role
- Curiosity and desire to learn
What We Do
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) is a leading, global specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women and kids through five renowned brands. The iconic Abercrombie & Fitch brand was born in 1892 and aims to make every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend. abercrombie kids sees the world through kids’ eyes, where play is life and every day is an opportunity to be anything and better anything. The Hollister brand believes in liberating the spirit of an endless summer inside everyone and making teens feel celebrated and comfortable in their own skin. Gilly Hicks, offering intimates, loungewear and sleepwear, is designed to invite everyone to embrace who they are underneath it all. Social Tourist, the creative vision of Hollister and social media personalities, Dixie and Charli D’Amelio, offers trend forward apparel that allows teens to experiment with their style, while exploring the duality of who they are both on social media and in real life. The brands share a commitment to offering products of enduring quality and exceptional comfort that allow consumers around the world to express their own individuality and style. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates approximately 730 stores under these brands across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the e-commerce sites www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com, www.gillyhicks.com and www.socialtourist.com. Working at A&F Co. We strive to create inclusive, welcoming, omni-channel experiences for our global customers. Every day, our associates show up and empower one another to stay curious and push boundaries. We hold our work and our ideas to the highest caliber, and ourselves to the highest character. We coach, mentor, care, and bring our best selves every day, because we are in this together. Whether you lead yourself, a team, or the company, everyone has a voice at A&F Co.
