Assortment Planner

About the role

The Assortment Planner generates and analyzes statistical data with a focus on assortment, productivity, and space optimization. Responsibilities include creation and revision of tier/segment targets for a merchandise area in support of the critical business initiatives and budget objectives, develop a financial view of recommended style and choice count by tier, classification and attribute, and utilizes space productivity measurements to drive assortment decisions. The role also entails providing analytics to cross-functional partners, to ensure the assortment architecture gets translated appropriately, impacting store ROI.

Responsibilities

• Report and analyze current tier performance on a floor set, monthly and seasonal basis.
• Create and maintain tier targets in sales dollars, units and margin at a category level in accordance with each buy milestone.
• Create a financial view of assortment productivity by tier with recommended style and choice counts.
• Partner with merchants and visual to align financial recommendation with visual presentation.
• Partner with merchandise planning to align chain financial and CC count with tier financials and CC count.
• Develop and maintain financial benchmarks of style/choice productivity by category.
• Analyze store tier information, making recommendations by store based on volume and space, as well as maintain store lists reflecting store tier changes.
• Review productivity and utilization by fixture and cabinet at the store / store tier level and make recommendations to maximize.
• Champion change, taking risks as needed and demonstrating flexibility

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business related field
• Minimum 4-7 years of experience in a retail planning discipline
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel including Power Query and Power Pivot
• Strong system skills capabilities and proficiency in MicroStrategy or similar program
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Strong organizational, prioritization and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to work well within a matrixed environment
• Proficiency in Power BI and Access preferred

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Power BI and Access preferred

Skills

• Proficiency in Power BI and Access preferred

Benefits

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Pay

Maximum Salary: $135,240.00

Schedule

Hybrid