Michael Kors Assistant Planner

Overview

Michael Kors is a globally recognised luxury lifestyle brand specialising in ready-to-wear, handbags and accessories. The label is part of Capri Holdings and operates an international retail and wholesale network; as an employer it combines design-driven creativity with rigorous commercial discipline and cross-brand career mobility across the group's luxury maisons.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update departmental WSSI to drive sales through optimal inventory flow.
• Actualise and manage the Open-to-Buy (OTB) to maximise sales, identify risk and recommend corrective actions.
• Recap business at door and product level and produce weekly, monthly and quarterly best-seller and hindsight analysis for decision support.
• Establish and sustain close working relationships with buying/planning teams and stores; conduct regular store visits (at least monthly) to align assortment and stock flow with customer demand.
• Partner with buying and planning to define merchandise assortments by door and create distribution guidelines that respect store capacities.
• Prepare and complete pre-buy APS, Clusters and deviations data to support range and allocation decisions.
• Monitor grading effectiveness and replenishment methods to deliver optimum stock levels by classification, delivery group and style.
• Collaborate with Distribution to manage replenishment programs and ensure timely stock delivery to stores.
• Contribute commercially minded ideas to improve department performance and present recommendations to planners and buyers.
• Motivate and support the team through regular communication, constructive feedback and operational leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree.
• Proven experience in retail planning, store planning, allocation or assistant merchandising within a fast-paced fashion retailer.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical capability and creative problem-solving aptitude.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Pro-active, resilient and able to operate in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to understand and apply regional market differences to assortment and allocation decisions.
• Willingness to travel regularly for store visits.

Skills

Experience

Relevant experience in retail planning, allocation or assistant merchandising is required. Candidates should have worked in fast-paced fashion environments—preferably within handbags/accessories or ready-to-wear—and experience in large high-street retailers or multi-door rollouts is advantageous.

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Workplace

Benefits

Cross-brand discount; Exclusive employee sales; Paid parental leave; Generous holiday schedule; Summer Fridays; Internal mobility across Capri brands (Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo); Thrive wellness programme; LifeWorks employee assistance programme; #FeelGreat initiatives; Hybrid working; Healthcare and life insurance; Ticket season loan.

Culture

Michael Kors blends a design-led creative identity with a commercial, results-driven culture. The environment is fast-paced and collaborative, offering global exposure and internal mobility across Capri Holdings' luxury brands while placing emphasis on employee wellbeing and inclusive opportunity.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.