ASSISTANT SALES PLANNER

Sally Beauty Holdings • Plano, TX

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Franchise Category Planner coordinates with vendors, BSG merchants and buyers, stores, management, and franchisees to determine optimum monthly purchase quantities for promotional and sell-through products by vendor. The role partners closely with Planning & Allocation to ensure product flows appropriately to support franchise needs. It also works with merchandising to prepare accurate manufacturer promotion order recaps, establish schedules for timely shipment, ensure product SKUs are set up correctly, and make necessary changes to promotional orders.

The position analyzes product performance and demand, supports promotional placement and contract planning, negotiates promotional details and vendor funding, and manages monthly order placement and future forecasting. It maintains communication with stakeholders to gather and consolidate information about products, trends, needs, and plan adjustments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience preferred.
• 2–3 years of relevant work experience in customer service or administrative assistant-related fields.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools, including Word, Excel, Adobe, and Outlook.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze product sales history and factors that influence successful and unsuccessful sales results.
• Partner with Merchandising and Marketing to determine SKU placement in shopping guides or magazines based on strongest ROI and unit turns.
• Recommend sales targets and order quantities for sales out and receipts in for contract negotiations.
• Determine optimum purchase quantities for existing products based on sales history and likely continuation of customer appeal.
• Determine optimum purchase quantities for new products based on product features, differentiation from existing products, and anticipated demand.
• Negotiate, secure, and execute promotional details.
• Negotiate, create, and forecast co-op funding with vendors, working with Merchant Finance Partners to provide forecast visibility.
• Create and negotiate AMLP co-ops, communicate with buyers and Merchant Finance, and track and process the co-ops.
• Assist AMLP planners as needed in executing franchise business practices.
• Input monthly order placements and future forecasts.
• Maintain communication with vendors, merchandise staff, stores, management, and FS management, and gather and consolidate stakeholder input about product information, trends, needs, and plan adjustments.
• Work with merchandising to provide accurate manufacturer promotion order recaps, establish promotional order schedules, ensure SKUs are set up appropriately, and adjust promotional orders to support timely shipping.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick days.
• Paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) with company match.
• In-house salon with complimentary services.
• Varied food options at the corporate campus.
• Onsite Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional stores with merchandise discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed