VP, Planning - Beauty (Hybrid)

Belk, Inc. & Belk eCommerce LLC

$180K — $290K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in planning, finance, or merchandise management
  • Proven experience in leading financial strategic initiatives
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency in inventory management
  • Ability to develop and mentor high-performing teams
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Direct the creation of comprehensive financial plans for multiple categories
  • Lead assortment and pricing strategies to optimize profitability
  • Collaborate with DMMs and Merchandise Managers for monthly forecasts
  • Analyze market trends to identify opportunities for sales growth
  • Build and develop a skilled planning team through effective coaching
  • Foster collaboration among Buying, Merchandise Planning, and Allocation units
  • Initiate best practices to enhance planning techniques and processes

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Employee discounts
  • Professional development opportunities
Full Job Description

The Vice President, Planning, champions new methods to identify planning improvements necessary to improve
profits and profitability. They are out of the box thinkers who maximize gross margin dollars and inventory
productivity by providing the overall financial direction of a category. The VP guides their team through the
development of seasonal merchandise financial plans and by-door plans. They will work in partnership with
DMM's/Merchandise Managers/Allocation Planners to maximize overall financial performance of product categories
and to develop a collaborative team culture within their area of responsibility.

What you will do
•Direct the development of divisional, departmental and bottom-up merchandise financial plans; work with
Senior Management, Corporate Planning and team to ensure company EBITDA goals are met or exceeded.
• Lead team to drive assortment, pricing, profitability and inventory analytics to be used by Buying teams
during the product and assortment planning processes (merchandise strategy, inventory planning,
assortment & buy planning)
• Partner with the DMM/MM in the divisional monthly forecast meetings; manage opportunities and risks
through the monthly forecast process
• Analyze historical and current trends to identify risks or opportunities and recommend strategies to increase
sales and achieve business and financial objectives
• Build a high-quality planning team and maintain bench strength by developing partnerships, leading,
coaching and providing constructive feedback
• Facilitate team environment between Buying, Merchandise Planning and Allocation organizations
• Lead initiatives to instill best practices and develop support infrastructure by evaluating techniques,
processes and systems with management to identify improvement areas

Additional Job Description

Pay Range

$180,000 - $290,000

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

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