Role & Responsibilities: Channel Planner who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a strong proficiency in excel with strong business acumen, and will play a key role in optimizing sales, forecasting inventory needs, and identifying opportunities to maximize growth. Key Result Areas: + Own and Drive pre-season merchandise financial plans, open to buy, flow planning, in-season forecast and in season management including promotional/markdown activity. + Running rolling forecast with the assumption of sales split, markdown, and sell-thru assumption to create seasonal open to buy plan in multi time frame + Developing the seasonal product flow plan in collaboration with Merchandising and Buying function + Analyzing Store plan and provide feedback to marketplace team during the monthly/seasonal/yearly planning process + Identifying weekly MTG YTG forecast/risk & opportunity with marketplace team + Reviewing the sales trends and forecast the ending inventory, suggest any risk and opportunities, and drive the action to solve the risk. + Consistently monitoring the business through analytics and identifying actions to achieve the key performance metrics. + Understanding the key connectivity and interactions required for all business process steps. Competency Requirements: + Advance understanding retail mathematics and Open to Buy  + Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret multiple data points across numerous channels and market segments  + Good communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal  + Entrepreneurship – an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks  + Strong organization and planning skills; ability to deliver results to a process and timeline R-20250422-0011 VF Diversity Vision Statement VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.VF is an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.