MERCHANDISE PLANNER

The Merchandise Planner will develop strategic merchandise plans for an assigned group of product categories to maximize sales and to meet financial objectives through the analysis of sales trends and forecasts. The Planner will lead open-to-buy meetings with Divisional Merchandise Managers and Senior Buyers, providing strategic and analytical support to ensure the achievement of sales, gross margin, and key financial goals. Develop multiple class level pricing recommendations and strategies in alignment with company financial objectives Re-forecast sales, margin, and turn OTB on a weekly basis and conduct bi-weekly meetings with buyers to discuss current business and plans of action as a team. Develop projections and inventory flow for key items and collections, supporting buying team with weekly and monthly reports and event/promotion recaps Analyze and assess the sales performance of assigned product categories; revise in-season plans accordingly to maximize sales and profitability Partner with the Allocation team to develop and implement seasonal strategies according to region, climate, and other associated variables Routinely present recommendations and other analysis to senior leadership and executive management related to driving short and long-term business goals including hind-sights, color/pattern selling, etc. Additional information regarding the benefits for this position can be found in the Benefits Guide that is available in our Human Resources Department.