Planner, Amazon

The Children's Place, Inc.

$50K — $125K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 3+ years of experience in retail planning and analysis
  • Proven track record of financial management
  • Expertise in retail math and strong analytical skills
  • Proficiency in planning systems and Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

  • Create monthly financial plans at division and category level
  • Reforecast sales, gross margin, and inventory regularly
  • Recap end-of-season performance for merchandise buy periods
  • Conduct stock replenishment by style, color, and size
  • Manage inventory flow on fashion receipts
  • Develop size curve and pre-pack definitions
  • Partner with merchants to support the buy process

Benefits

  • Bonus eligible based on role
  • Paid Time Off
  • Employee Discount
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Wellness Reimbursement
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Free backup care for children and pets
  • Choice of health insurance plans
  • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Employee assistance program
Full Job Description
Location:
Secaucus, New Jersey
Job Summary:
The Amazon Planner will be responsible for the complete financial management of assigned area of responsibility, including the creation of financial and merchandise plans, actualization of results, and a keen ability to identify, communicate, and implement strategic business opportunities at the division, category, and season code levels. The Planner will forecast sales, markdowns, and inventory levels on a regular basis and identify risks to the business and develop action plans in cooperation with their merchandising partner to mitigate risks profitably.
Responsibilities:

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:
  • Create monthly financial plans at division and category level for fiscal time periods
  • Reforecast sales, gross margin, and inventory for fiscal time periods
  • Recap end of season performance at division, category, season, and style levels for merchandise buy period
  • Conduct basic stock replenishment (order quantity by style, color, and size)
  • Key item planning for all basic styles (sales, margin, inventory)
  • Conduct daily, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal sales reporting
  • Manage inventory flow on fashion receipts
  • Develop size curve and pre-pack definitions
  • Partner with merchant to support the buy process


Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 3+ years of experience in retail planning and analysis


Skills and Behaviors:
  • Proven track record of financially astute business management
  • Expertise in retail math with strong analytical skills/ learning agility
  • Strong problem solving and decision making skills
  • Ability to identify and clearly communicate business opportunities and risks/ analytical and data reasoning
  • Good organization and workload prioritization skills/ detail-orientation and accuracy
  • Proficient in planning systems and Microsoft Office
  • Strong team player/relationship-building
  • Proven process of improvement and problem solving


Hourly/Salary

$50,000.00 - $125,000.00 Salaryo Benefits include: Bonus eligible (depending on role), Paid Time Off, Employee Discount, 401(k) and company match, Wellness Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, free backup care (for kids, pets & the elderly), choice of health insurance plans, company-paid life/AD&D, short and long term disability, a variety of voluntary benefits and an employee assistance program. Benefit offerings are subject to change and vary by role/level for each position. Respective waiting periods may apply to certain benefit offerings.

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