Associate Planner - Luggage

Bloomingdale's•New York, NY

5d•$81,840 - $136,320

About The Position

The Associate Planner partners closely with the Director of Planning to develop location-specific financial plans and recommend strategies for core vendor plans within an assigned area of business. The role manages the business throughout the season by evaluating sales activity and trends, managing location inventory and replenishment, and driving sales, margin, and inventory turn across stores and online channels. The Associate Planner uses analytics and intuition to ensure products are available in the right place and at the right time while meeting customer expectations and achieving sales and profitability goals. The role ensures financial strategy supports national and localized assortments by store and channel, with appropriate receipt and inventory levels. The ideal candidate is analytical and strategic, collaborates effectively, balances multiple projects, and adapts to changing priorities. The job also involves communication, collaboration, use of office and computer systems, access to written and electronic information, and movement within the work environment to interact with workplace materials as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
2–3 years of relevant analytical experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to read, write, and interpret documents such as reports and procedure manuals.
At least average mathematical skills, including the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Highly analytical and strategic, with the ability to identify data trends and present risks and opportunities.
Ability to manage workflow independently and effectively with minimal direction.
Demonstrated ability to balance multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities.
Highly self-motivated, with a proactive approach to work responsibilities.
Strong team player who leverages others to make better decisions.
Strong PC skills, particularly Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and SUMIFS.
Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners.
Ability to perform essential job functions involving communication, collaboration, office and computer systems, accessing and reviewing written and electronic information, and moving within the work environment to interact with workplace materials as needed.

Responsibilities

Provide independent and strategic recommendations to drive business outcomes.
Execute pre-season financial planning for a specific business unit, including department and vendor plans, VMTs, and daily sales and forecast plans.
Provide the Buyer with analytics and recommendations to support assortment decisions by channel and location.
Use analytics to guide merchants on strategies that capture opportunities and minimize vendor risks.
Attend planning-related vendor meetings to negotiate location and strategy plans and advocate for location distribution of brands, items, and expanded replenishment offerings.
Perform quarterly hindsight analysis to inform future strategy.
Create pre-season daily sales plans by department and channel based on the marketing calendar, holiday shifts, markdowns, and promotion cadence.
Forecast daily sales and stocks by channel and location to support the ROF process.
Allocate product orders to maximize business by channel and location.
Where appropriate, determine fixture plans and capacities by door and brand, manage inventory levels to fulfill customer needs, and balance fixture needs with business needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.