Overview
The Senior Planner will be responsible for the complete financial management of assigned areas 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 category, style/choice, 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
- Creates monthly financial plans at the category level for fiscal time periods
- Presents Reforecast of sales, gross margin, and inventory at Monthly Business Meetings (MBR)
- Plans all Seasonal Basics and Fashion styles by choice
- Reforecasts all Basic and Seasonal Basic Key Items for all choices (sales, margin, inventory)
- Partners with Allocation on all basic stock replenishment (order quantity by style, color, and size)
- Partners with Sourcing on all basic receipt shifts based on sales trends
- Recaps end of season performance at season, category, and style levels for merchandise buy period
- Conducts daily, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal sales reporting
- Responsible for higher level analysis projects as needed for the business
- Merchant and Planner relationships are critical to the success of the business, so high level of collaboration is a must
- Connectivity to the product and creating product relationships versus history is important
Benefits, Tailored for You.
- Bonus eligible
- 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary match and tuition reimbursement.
- Medical, dental, vision, company paid LTD/STD, and generous amount of paid time off.
- Office includes amenities such as a café, fitness center, free parking and Red Line shuttle.
- Generous associate discount; group discounts on auto, pet and homeowner insurance.
- Discount Marketplace for travel, consumer products, food, auto buying, etc.
- Associate resource groups.
Qualifications
- Proven track record of financially astute business management
- Expertise in retail math with strong analytical skills and learning agility
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to identify and clearly communicate business opportunities and risks (analytical and data reasoning)
- Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with cross functional team
- Good organization and workload prioritization skills
- Proficient in planning systems and Microsoft Office
- Proven process of improvement and problem solving
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of experience in retail planning and analysis
Physical Requirements
- Sedentary work, prolonged periods of time working at a desk and on a computer.
- Ability to communicate information and observe details at close range.
- Light to moderate lifting may be required
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.
