Retail Planner

Who we are looking for

The Retail Planner is responsible for driving sales, optimizing inventory, and maximizing profitability through strategic planning, forecasting, and allocation of apparel products across retail and e-commerce channels. This role requires a deep understanding of retail trends, consumer behavior, and apparel product cycles, as well as strong analytical and collaboration skills.

What you will do

• Planning & Forecasting
• Build and maintain ladder plans
• Develop and execute seasonal and annual merchandise financial plans, including sales, gross margin, and inventory
• Analyze historical data, market trends, and current business performance to forecast demand and inform buying strategies
• Partner with merchandising teams to create assortment plans that align with brand and financial objectives
• Maintain inventory levels to ensure optimal stock levels across stores and channels
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory turn and minimize markdowns while maximizing sell-through
• Collaborate with supply chain teams to ensure timely product delivery and replenishment
• Leverage Walmart Scintilla platform’s Channel Performance, Shopper Behavior, and Customer Perception modules to provide actionable insights through sales, margin, and inventory performance analysis
• Utilize Target’s Partners Online platform and Meijer’s VendorNet platforms to retrieve and report on KPI’s and develop suggested actions with those customers
• Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and seasonal performance reports to cross-functional teams
• Utilize data to identify risks and opportunities, recommending adjustments to forecasts and strategies
• Partner with customer buying, planning, replenishment, supply chain teams to align on inventory flow quantity and timing to support sales budgets
• Align with internal production, DC Operations to understand product lead times and manage supply chain challenges
• Collaboration with sales teams to ensure cohesive internal financial plans
• Work with sales teams through leveraging of accounts internal platforms to provide KPI’s and insights for category line reviews
• Leverage planning and analytics tools (e.g., SAP, Excel, Scintilla) to streamline processes and drive decision-making
• Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies in planning and analytics

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Health and Wellness
• Time away from work
• Growth and Development
• Financial planning and wellbeing
• Extras, discounts, and perks