Planner, Accessories

Tecovas is the first direct-to-consumer western brand, founded with the simple goal of making the world’s best western boots, apparel and leather goods - and selling them at a fair price. We are a brand revolutionizing a category and welcoming first-time boot buyers and western enthusiasts alike. 

Tecovas is looking for a Planner of Accessories. Reporting directly into the Planning team, you will primarily be responsible for product level forecasting and buying for Accessories across channels, partnering cross-functionally and working closely with Merchandising to gain alignment, and ensuring financial goals are achieved while supporting overall company initiatives.

This position is based out of Austin, TX but will have the ability to work from home and in-office.

What you’ll do:

• Manage inventory for the Accessories categories, including forecasting (OTB) and buying (Buy Review), ensuring inventory health to maximize revenue while hitting turn targets set by Finance
• Responsible for out-of-stock reporting, ensuring products in-season are stocked at the warehouse and sales risks are communicated proactively
• Build ad hoc reporting and tools on a as need basis to support strategic business decisions
• Facilitate and manage bottoms up forecasting exercise for category, communicating any risks and opportunities to Merchandising and Finance
• Formulate and manage ladder plans for retired styles to ensure timely liquidation and the success of future launches
• Oversee SKU level markdown strategies as well as identify items to maximize promotional and marketing strategies, based on partnership with category merchant
• Partner closely with Merchandising on assortment and pricing for new product launches, communicating any risks and ensuring IMU and financial targets are achieved
• Present weekly, monthly, and annual forecast and results to ensure alignment across the organization and drive positive shifts in strategy
• Report on product performance, trends, and key insights with Design and Merchandising to help support line plan development for future assortments (as part of Lookback process)
• Strategize and collaborate with Marketing and Merchandising on future promotional plans, ensuring financial targets are achieved and teams are aligned on execution

Experience we’re looking for:

• 3-5 years of experience in Planning and Allocation/Replenishment experience
• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Strong analytical and modeling skills, mainly using Excel
• Strong project management and organizational skills

What you bring to the table:

• You are passionate about being a key business partner and a part of a growing, world-class inventory planning function
• Strong curiosity in tackling complex business problems; ability to dive deeply into the data, extrapolate meaning, and deduce decisions driving insights
• You have a self-starter attitude with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments, communicate priorities, take initiative, and work independently
• You have a collaborative working style, and you are excited about partnering with cross-functional teams across the company
• You are passionate about retail businesses and are driven by a desire to support the growth and development of a customer-centric organization
• You have an utmost character driven by kindness and transparency

Full Time Benefits & Perks: 

• We offer insurance plans that pay 99% of your health premium coverage and 100% of your dental & vision insurance coverage for your family/dependents
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO policy
• Corporate wellness program
• Competitive salary
• Generous employee discounts!

About Us:

Tecovas was born out of a love for cowboy boots, their time-honored craftsmanship, rich materials that last, and traditional styling that always looks good. Each pair of Tecovas boots is crafted by hand in over 200 steps. It’s not the easiest or cheapest method, but we’re committed to classic construction techniques that stand the test of time. With 25 retail stores (and counting) across the Austin, Dallas and Southeast regions, we’re bringing western goods into new frontiers and aim to be the most welcoming brand in western. We’re certainly growing- and hiring passionate, humble, positive, and talented people determined to help us continue to grow!

Important note: We strive to hire values-aligned people because we believe it takes each and all of us to be successful, and lead with grit, speed and a clear vision of where we’re headed. In a remote setting, interviewing at Tecovas may include phone interviews, virtual “on-site” interviews, and on-the-job mock cases. We are committed to run a thorough process for candidates with whom we identify a potential match, and we will do our best to follow-up with each and every applicant! If you’re on the fence, just give it a try! 

Hiring process and disclaimer: Should you receive an offer from us after going through the interview process, a background check will be conducted prior to onboarding. The results of a background check are evaluated as part of the hiring process, but this does not mean that you will not be considered for the job based upon the results. We are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage everyone to apply!