Associate Planner, Handbags
About The Position
As the Associate Planner, you will be responsible for supporting the planning and buying teams during pre and in-season planning processes. They will work closely with the Planner to achieve sales and profit objectives for merchandise category/categories, working in conjunction with one or more buying teams. The Associate Planner will support Planner with development and successful execution of topside financial plans, assortment and buy plans. The Associate Planner will also support the buying team with Open to Buy (OTB), receipt management, market prep, and ad hoc merchandise analysis.
Requirements
- A natural problem-solver, who is also analytical and creative
- You understand the value of being proactive and solution-oriented
- Displays confidence and willing to deal with challenges and new tasks
- Detail-oriented
- Retail experience/background
- Natural curiosity, self motivated, and assertive
- Takes initiative on projects and tasks
Nice To Haves
- Post Secondary education or commensurate retail experience
- Minimum 2-3 years in buying, planning or allocation capacity
- Fundamental understanding of retail math and inventory management
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel)
- Familiar with Merchandise systems
Responsibilities
- Supports Planner in developing pre-season sales, profit and inventory targets and identifies opportunities and liabilities in season
- Manages and maintains daily and weekly reports for the merchant team
- Supports Planner to manage monthly OTB forecasts and presentation
- Builds relationships with vendors to align on business goals/needs
- Work effectively with buying, planning, and store allocation teams
- Regularly analyze business at vendor, product category, and classification level and make recommendations to drive the business
- Owns pre-market buy recommendations related to style breadth and unit depth by vendor and channel
- Take on progressively increased responsibility and ownership of a piece of the business as you progress in your Associate role.
Benefits
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- basic life insurance
- supplemental life insurance
- disability insurance
- a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
