Merchandise Planner (Temporary)

About the Company

BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems, or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most. We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
• Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.

Eligibility requirements vary by position.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly financial plans and forecasts that align to the department strategy.
• Work cross-functionally with merchants in the forecasting process to maximize sales and profit while effectively managing inventory within the open-to-buy.
• Use analytics to drive the most profitable product life cycle, including end-of-life management.
• Oversee and provide direction to allocation partners to ensure the right products are available in the right retail channel at the right time, meeting member expectations while achieving sales and profitability.
• Support the creation of an optimal assortment and strategic flow plans.
• Build effective sales and inventory plans to drive profitability and influence inventory productivity, including end-of-life activity.
• Identify and recognize business opportunities 1 to 6 months out by analyzing trends within the business.
• Apply strong knowledge of market trends to categories planned.
• Partner with Buyer(s) to develop a monthly Department-level bottom-up forecast with a focus on sales, margin, and inventory targets consistent with the category strategy.
• Evaluate and communicate opportunities and risks, including reacting to sales trends and inventory flow, and suggesting markdowns and promotions to achieve objectives.
• Build and execute new business opportunities by measuring results and providing recommendations.
• Ensure department inventory plans and flow are successfully executed for new club openings.
• Manage Demand forecasts within JDA Demand or BY LDE to ensure order optimization.
• Manage article-level ladder plans and build up to financial plans.

Requirements

• Preferred 2-5 years’ experience in planning or related field.
• Understands financial metrics inclusive of sales, margin, inventory turn, and weeks of supply.
• Strong problem-solving, retail math, and analytical skills.
• Ability to organize thoughts and communicate credibly and concisely.
• Presents to and influences team members and business partners using relevant data and fact-based information to articulate results.
• Able to provide recommendations in a clear, concise manner.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as cross-functionally.
• Critical thinker who can interact professionally with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Desire to coach, mentor, and onboard.
• Advanced Excel skills and planning software experience.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role. Tuesday through Thursday are in-office days at BJ's Club Support Center in Marlborough, MA, and Monday and Friday are remote days.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $15.00 - $20.00 per hour. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary, including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications.