Associate Assortment Planner - Dresses - Hybrid (Seattle, WA)

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The associate assortment planner contributes to planning and managing the content and balance of the department’s inventory through a detailed understanding of product and customer needs. The associate assortment planner partners with the associate buyer to achieve financial objectives. Specifically, the associate assortment planner and the associate buyer are jointly accountable to meet and exceed departmental sales volume, merch margin and merchandise margin-return-on-investment (MMROI) targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising or related field preferred
1+ years of experience as an Assistant Assortment Planner and one or more of the following: Assistant Buyer, Assistant Replenishment Buyer, E-commerce Merchandiser, or Site Merchandiser
Experience supporting a high-sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue ($20M+)) preferred
Experience in a relevant merchandise category preferred
Demonstrated understanding of retail and the service environment of Nordstrom required
Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
Proficiency in MS Office suite required
Strong interpersonal skills required

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting a high-sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue ($20M+)) preferred
Experience in a relevant merchandise category preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with associate buyer to execute a seasonal merchandise strategy based on customer, fashion trend and input from Assortment Planner, Category Planner, Financial Planner and Director of Planning that drives growth for stores and online
Execute a buy plan that supports the merchandise strategy by category and channel splits, optimizes the product investment by channel and aligns with financial plans
Lead the analysis and use of information to improve the buy and incorporate customer choice recommendations from Category Planner
Communicate with suppliers on performance, expected results, and adjustments due to business.
Lead negotiations on profitability expectations
Direct inventory management in season, such as ensuring effective decision making around analysis, markdowns, replenishment, and reorders