ASSISTANT PROMO PLANNER

The Kroger Co.•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Assistant Promo Planner works closely with the department promo planner and the Category Management and division Promo Planning teams to understand strategic priorities and help prepare market-specific sales and promotional plans. The role supports promotional planning and financial forecasting, evaluates promotional performance, coordinates promotional materials and changes, and provides coverage for promotional planning activities. The employee is expected to demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety, and must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Any category management experience.
At least 2 years of merchandising, store leadership, or operations experience at a division or corporate level.
Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Interface with category managers and the department promo planner to understand priorities.
Create promotional plans for specific divisions based on market share, budget requirements, division specifics, and key department initiatives.
Identify division-specific gaps, communicate opportunities, recommend actions to the promo planner, and coordinate necessary changes to promotional plans.
Create and maintain the enterprise pre-plan document for all divisions using schematics communicated by the Meat Promo Planning lead; update period schematics as marketing changes are made and communicate changes to the department.
Provide weekly financial forecasts to leadership using Dodeca and the Classified tool to assess upcoming sales and rate performance.
Evaluate Dodeca projections and adjust promotional plans to meet or exceed period budgets.
Compile and communicate upcoming promotions for seasonal low items and fresh seasonal products.
Coordinate Digital Coupons with the Meat/Seafood team and submit or approve all HDOs.
Load NEXT for front page Mock-Up meetings.
Compile and enter promotional information in Daily Fresh News for the divisions.
Review upcoming promotional rollers, including package, Fresh, and Seafood, to verify they meet sales and rate budgets for the period.
Coordinate revisions to promotional rollers with category or commodity managers so adjusted financials can be entered into Dodeca.
Provide coverage for Executive Ad Review and Enterprise Promo-Planning Meetings when the Meat Promo-Planning lead is on vacation.
Coordinate 84.51 analysis on promotions with the Promo team.
Review pre- and post-execution promotional cost analyses to ensure promotional product costs are correct.
Provide vacation coverage for the division promo planning team, including guiding Category Management through division-specific planning and plan adjustments, preparing division sales plans, and reviewing division ads for accuracy.
Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.