PLANNER, MERCHANDISE - DCOM

Owns the daily/weekly/monthly forecasting of the online financial plans that support the merchandise strategies and financial objectives of the Ecommerce channel. Studies consumer digital trends and the impact on financial plans. Analyzes the impact of various digital touch points including marketing strategies to influence plans. Act as an expert regarding a variety of digital marketing topics including search, email marketing, social media, and mobile marketing, Provides on-going updates to the team of digital trends that impact financial plans, issues, and best practices for relevant categories. Bachelor’s degree required in finance or business preferred 4+ years of experience in retail merchandise planning, demand forecasting; inventory management, allocation, or replenishment; financial planning or financial analysis experience with 2 years of Web and/or Digital Marketing Analytics experience preferred Strong understanding of digital content strategy High level of experience in measuring and analyzing online marketing campaigns including natural and paid search, email, affiliate, display and social High level of experience working with analytical software e.g., Google Analytics Ability to communicate results and insights to internal and external stakeholders with various levels of analytical and digital knowledge and at all levels of seniority Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; strong aptitude with numbers; retail math skills Ability to discern and quantify results of digital efforts and make appropriate recommendations to drive optimal results Makes decisions with limited information but also able to synthesize large quantities of data to drive business decisions Strong communication and presentation skills concisely presents complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences Embraces change with realistic optimism and persists through challenges and setbacks caused by change