Job Title:
VP of Wholesale Planning and Sales

Company: Rebecca Minkoff

Location: new york city, NY

Created: 2024-05-04

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

Rebecca Minkoff is an industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, and apparel.Rebecca Minkoff's playful and subtly edgy designs integrate the elements of bohemian femininity with alittle bit of rock "˜n' roll. The brand operates mainly in the United States with distribution across all majordepartment stores, specialty stores and on-line including its own website ()Rebecca Minkoff has been around for over 15 years; the brand was acquired by Sunrise Brands in 2022.Sunrise has been in business for over 40 years and is investing in the brands growth. This is an excitingtime to join the company and be part of the next chapter.VP of Wholesale Planning and SalesJob Description:Creates overall commercial strategy for Rebecca Minkoff for global wholesale and leads Sales team.Drives business performance against sales and margin targets; maximizes in season opportunities and continuouslymonitors inventory across all channels and regions.Owns pricing, promotion and mark down decisions; facilitates across all channels to make best decisionsfor the overall business balancing short and long term objectives.Develops seasonal SKU targets by attributes and works with team to edit line seasonally to ensure all commercial needsare coveredReports to to CEO and works on growth strategies, new initiatives and business optimization strategiesEvaluates new business opportunitiesRecruit, mentor, develop a growing team of planners and sales people.Collaborate and work cross functionally with SVP of Operations, SVP of Production, VP ofDigital, Creative Director, Director of Photo Studio, Director of Marketing PR, andDirector of Product Development.Wholesale SalesManage and mentor wholesale sales team to achieve annual sales and margin targetsManages all negotiations with retailers to ensure optimization of overall businessIdentify new business opportunities globally to increase Rebecca Minkoff's market shareWorks closely with SVP of operations to own, manage and execute order book to deliver monthly shipping targetsAssist in launching new categories, Footwear, Jewelry, Belts, etc.Creates and manages dept budgets for Co-op, RTVs and MDAPlanningBuild annual plans based on current market and sales trends; wholesale monthly shipping and margin plansManages total company inventory and allocations across channels and customers to optimize inventoryproductivity and sales opportunity.Collaborates with production to give quarterly unit targets, passes all production orders, and troubleshootsany issues with hitting customer ship windowsManages total lifecycle of products from full price, markdown to off priceRequirements:Bachelors and or Masters Degree in Business FinanceStrong communication and presentation skillsExceptional Financial planning and analysis, review financial dataExceptional Excel skillsStrong negotiation skillsEntrepreneurial mindsetStrong Leadership skills to lead a team of 5Drives decisions based on Analysis, risk considerations and operational efficiencies