About the Role & Team:
As a Merchandise Planner you will drive a multichannel quarterly and annual financial strategy and assortment for categories based on detailed knowledge of business insights and analytics, trends within the marketplace and demographic profile across all regions. In this role you will evaluate the assortment and respond to in-season performance, trends, and learnings to inform & adjust future season's assortment and inventory position. You will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of all financial key performance indicators.
You will report to the Sr. Manager, Merchandise Planning
This is a Full-Time role.
What You Will Do:
In partnership with leader, strategize & develop financial plans to achieve growth and profitability that align with key product strategies and initiatives for all channels.
Own pre-season plans that align with grow/maintain/downtrend positioning for merchandise and category initiatives.
Manage category product releases on all channels to mitigate financial gaps year over year.
Understand and manage in-season performance and trends to inform future seasons.
Leverage weekly business insights to understand item level performance to maximize in season opportunities and minimize liability.
In partnership with leader, create high-level revenue benchmarks to achieve growth and profitability that align with cross category initiatives for all channels.
Provide benchmarks with understandable comp to deliver range of products to achieve financial objectives.
Partner with Merchandiser to force rank newness to increase buys with clear understanding of product lifecycle.
Manage and input retail category plans for Annual Operating Plans/ Forecast in MFP.
Develop stratification of items to determine cannibalization, optimize SKU efficiency and ensure inventory management of item/category.
Own category Profit & Loss; drive the business with full accountability to revenue and cost of goods.
Re-forecast sales, inventory and margin on a monthly basis based on category performance.
Provide cause of change for monthly open to buy meetings.
Collaborate with Location Strategy to identify pricing and liquidation opportunities to manage transition of product.
Understands and uses tools available to purchase, analyze and react to trends in the business.
Proactively provide communication on stock availability.
Seek understanding of Store Assortment Plans across all channels.
Lead, develop, and train Merchandise Specialist.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum 2 years of merchandise planning experience.
Proficient in Microsoft tools & Business Objects
Financial and analytical skills.
Verbal and written communication skills, including comfort with executive-level presentations.
Organizational skills with attention to detail
Adaptable to feedback and pivot based on changing organizational priorities
Flexible and adaptable with an ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
Resourceful with ability to prioritize, problem solve and make decisions
Ability to collaborate with peers and partners.
Education:
Additional Information
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