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Title Footwear Planner

Company City Sports

Location Boston, Select...

Referral Code 103503

Description

Position Summary: The Merchandise Planner is responsible for supporting the seasonal Merchandise Planning process, facilitating key merchandise decisions to ensure performance is optimized and strategic targets are met. The Merchandise Planner reports to the Director of Planning and is responsible for achieving sales and profit objectives for a merchandise category or categories, working in conjunction with the category buying team. This responsibility includes the development and successful execution of topside and detail financial plans, assortment/buy plan, and merchandise allocation strategies. The Merchandise Planner must be able to think creatively and anticipate the needs of the business, while maximizing profitability.

Responsibilities:

Support the seasonal merchandise planning process, facilitating key merchandise decisions to ensure performance is optimized and strategic targets are met.

Responsible for planning sales, inventory, markdowns and margins at a department/ class and/or program level

Manage and plan merchandise inventory positions and markdown strategies to drive departmental sales, inventory, profit, and turnover objectives. Provide in-season financial projections and strategies. Identify risks and opportunities to maximize profits.

Develop, consolidate and communicate a comprehensive pre-season planning strategy that identifies opportunities and risks in all areas of responsibility

Work with Merchandising and Marketing Teams to develop promotional strategies to maximize profitability. Analyze promotional effectiveness and make future recommendations

Develop knowledge of geographic and store performance and trends through data analysis and field communication

Partner with cross-functional teams to communicate division level financial merchandising plans and merchandise strategies to support the financial objectives

In-Season Inventory Management

Lead analytical role for Merchandise Planning including modeling product life-cycles, optimizing flow and pricing decisions, and conducting statistical modeling and analysis to facilitate good business decisions

Reforecast business in-season based on current performance, present revised projections and recommendations to cross functional partners and senior leadership.

Collect and analyze store sales trends to better flow merchandise to the stores

Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by department and class

Management Responsibilities

Oversee the Planning Department for assigned category

Drive and/or contribute to projects resulting in improved departmental systems and efficiencies

Ensure successful allocation and replenishment of goods by the team

Ensure inventory goals are met through allocation, receipts and markdowns

Communicate monthly Open-to-Buy forecasts & supporting action plans as well as presentation of this data to Management

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree or equivalent professional experience

One to three years of relevant progressive business experience in a retail environment, sporting goods being a plus

Ability to manage time effectively to deal with immediate needs of business and complete weekly tasks

Ability to analyze data, identify opportunities and prioritize based on an understanding of merchandising strategies and objectives

Self- motivated; you find satisfaction in achieving results, big and small

Strong aptitude with numbers; retail math skills, detail oriented

Excellent communication skills verbal and written, especially utilizing email

Works well in a team environment as well as independently

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word; having experience with PC planning software like SAP or ANT is a plus

Status

Full-time

Required Education

Four year degree

Required Experience

2+-years

Management

Not specified

Travel Requirement

No travel required

Salary Range