Assistant Planner - Backstage
About The Position
The Assistant Planner, Macy’s Backstage owns the day-to-day execution of allocation and supports the planning team in managing location inventory levels and driving allocation to achieve sales, turn, and margin results. The role involves analyzing sales trends, inventory levels, and market conditions to help develop effective merchandise strategies. The Assistant Planner supports inventory and assortment planning, monitors inventory and receipt allocation, prepares performance reports, and provides insights to improve assortments and maximize sales. The role also supports pre-season planning and in-season sales and inventory forecasting, maintains planning tools and systems, uses planning software to analyze data and generate reports, and develops an understanding of the open-to-buy process. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a passion for retail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience in merchandise planning, allocation, merchandising, financial planning, strategy, or business analytics.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.
- Strong technical aptitude, advanced Microsoft Excel competency, and ability to quickly learn new applications and systems.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to develop and maintain efficient organizational systems.
- Project and process management proficiency, including managing workload, priorities, and timelines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate analytically and pragmatically with cross-functional teams and executives.
- Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and initiative.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate as a team player.
- Willingness to innovate and seek out new data sources to enhance insights.
- Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with senior and mid-level management across teams.
- Ability to perform essential job functions involving communication, collaboration, office and computer systems, reviewing written and electronic information, and moving within the work environment and interacting with workplace materials.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and executing inventory and assortment plans that support sales and margin objectives by location.
- Monitor inventory levels and ensure timely allocation of receipts to meet customer demand.
- Analyze sales data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
- Prepare regular reports on sales performance, inventory levels, and key metrics.
- Provide insights and recommendations to improve product assortment and maximize sales.
- Support the Merchandise Planner in creating pre-season plans and in-season sales and inventory forecasts.
- Communicate with cross-functional team members at various levels.
- Maintain and update planning tools and systems to ensure data accuracy.
- Use planning software to analyze data and generate reports.
- Develop an understanding of the open-to-buy process and present results, strategies, and forecasts to the broader team as needed.
- Foster acceptance and respect, strengthen relationships, and build authentic connections with colleagues, customers, and communities.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Eight paid holidays
- Continuous learning and leadership development
- Colleague Resource Groups
- Volunteer opportunities
- Merchandise discounts
- Performance-based incentives
- Annual merit review
- Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal/financial advice
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
