Planner
Colony Brands, Inc.

Job Info

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Job Description

Our Heritage: Over the last 97 years, our company has grown from a premier mail-order cheese company to include a diverse portfolio of affiliates, brands, and products ranging from apparel to award-winning bakery goods. All the while maintaining our roots as a private, people-centric business based in Monroe, WI. Today, Colony Brands is one of North America's largest and most successful multi-channel direct marketing companies.

To build on that success and support future growth, we are seeking a Planner who'll help drive continued success.¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

As a Planner at Colony Brands, you'll be able to drive business results thru tangible data analysis in a team environment. Your daily work will center around analyzing and developing seasonal forecasts and building out financial and buying plans to ensure maximum profitability. You'll develop & apply sales forecasting curves for catalog items through statistical analysis.
You'll also be responsible for:
•Determining initial estimates and quantities on catalog items to meet budgeted sales on multiple levels: seasonal, brand, catalog
•Developing reports to show trend data by season, category, price-point, positioning, etc...
•Promoting and fostering collaborative strategic partnerships with cross-organizational business partners

Qualifications

We need someone with seasonal planning experience and a solid knowledge of how to build out financial plans. This position requires initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to be self-sufficient and efficient while building partnerships throughout the organization. Ideally you will have a Bachelor's degree in a Business, Finance, Marketing, or Statistics discipline and 3+ years' of statistical and data analysis experience related to inventory and forecasting (via education or on-the-job experience).
In addition, we are looking for:
•Exceptional verbal communication and presentation skills
•Keen attention to detail
•Strong Excel abilities and the ability to work in multiple databases
•An extensive knowledge and use of MS Office and Windows applications
•We value collaboration and believe that it often happens best in-person. All members of the Supply Chain team are required to work onsite at our headquarters in Monroe, WI.

Note: This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

About Us

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America's largest, multi-channel, direct-marketing companies. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of affiliates, brands, and products ranging from cheese and petit fours to apparel and kitchen appliances, while maintaining its roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI. We're financially sound, yet our success is not just defined by our profits; it's about living our Core Values, giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work! To that end, Colony Brands generously supports the communities we work in and offer many benefits and programs that support the well-being of our employees.

Benefits Details

Colony Brands is not just about growing our profits - We are about giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work. We also offer our employees many great rewards in addition to monetary compensation:

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

A robust Wellness Program including Onsite Healthcare

Superb Retirement Plans (401K & a company-funded Pension Plan)

Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits

Seven 4-day work weeks in the summer months to give our employees additional time off

Educational Assistance

Company Profit-Sharing

Company Product Discounts

And, so MANY more!

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