Sr. Merchandising Planner

Duties And Responsibilities

• Drives the development of sound department/class-level financial sales, margin, inventory, and assortment plans by location in partnership with merchant.
• Builds and manages all key items as well as replenishment by location.
• Determines minimum adjustments and executes in partnership with merchant and replenishment team.
• Identifies in-season opportunities and advises on strategies to drive sales and profitability to meet or exceed plan.
• Develops forecasts by product category and collaborates with vendors to ensure appropriate level of product availability.
• Adjusts projections and communicates in season as necessary.
• Analyzes space by location and builds detailed inventory and receipt plans to drive sales & profitability.
• PARTNERS WITH MERCHANT ON NEW STORE ASSORTMENTS AND FINANCIAL/UNIT PLANS.
• Collaborates with VP Planning on key merchandising systems, process and reporting initiatives.
• LEAD ON CO-OP / REBATE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS PLANNING SYSTEM.
• SPOWSH ON GLOBAL PLANNING LIFECYCLE AND LEADS SOME FINANCIAL DELIVERABLES CROSS-FUNCTIONALLY.
• PRODUCES DEPARTMENTAL REPORTING AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DIVISIONAL REPORTS.
• PARTICIPATES IN STRATEGIC PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES AS IT RELATES TO MERCHANDISING/PLANNING EFFICIENCIES.

Qualifications And Skills Required

• Minimum 3 years of retail planning experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proven track record of financially astute business management.
• Expertise in retail math.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Must be able to work in a team environment & work independently.
• Excellent follow-through and attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Be assertive & eager to grow in an extremely fast-paced organization.
• Strong organization and workload prioritization skills.
• Strong Excel skills.
• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT & WORK INDEPENDENTLY.