Merchandise Planner

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the successful development, execution and communication of stores and e-commerce financial plans for assigned areas of business. Responsible to project open to buy sales, markdowns and inventory at the department and class level. Identify risks and opportunities and communicate recommendations to merchant partners as well as management. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with the allocation and merchant teams. Provide support to Senior Planner and merchant team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain weekly open to buy for assigned area of business to identify risks and opportunities by classProject sales, markdowns and inventoryManage receipt flowPresent open to buy to management monthlyDevelop markdown criteriaProject e-commerce sales and markdowns for the divisionAnalyze lost salesProvide merchant team with buy recommendationsEvaluate e-commerce performance class and make recommendations to the merchant teamResponsible for the end to end development of pre-season stores and e-commerce financial plans Create month to month plans for stores and e-commerce at the class levelPartner with Senior Planner to develop style counts by department Quarterly analysis and hindsightProvide quantitative analysis to teams for hindsight and strategy meetingsAnalyze size selling for stores and e-commerce utilizing lost sales by sizeMake recommendations based upon analysis for the hindsight and strategy meetings with merchant team and managementManage the forecasting and recommendations for replenishment itemsDevelop sales and inventory plans for key volume drivers and make recommendations to the merchant teamManage assortment planning processEnsure departmental strategies are being executedPartner with merchant team on the breadth and depth of the assortmentWork with Director of Planning & Allocation and Senior Planner on special projects and analysesDevelop and maintain relationships with cross functional teamsSupport special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Bachelor degree required. Fashion Retailing or Business degree a plus

WORK EXPERIENCE

4+ years experience in Merchandise Planning and Allocation. Previous retail planning experience required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Strong verbal, written, communication and mathematical skillsStrong organizational and time management skillsStrong detail orientation and problem solving abilityProficient at Excel, Word and JDA Enterprise Planning a plus

REQUIRED PRE-EMPLOYMENT/SKILLS TESTING:

Drug Test/Criminal Background ScreenAssess