Assortment Planner (apparel)

maurices • Duluth, MN

2d • $50,000 - $60,000 • Onsite

About The Position

An Assortment Planner will generate and analyze statistical data with a focus on assortment, productivity, and space optimization. The role also entails providing analytics to cross functional partners, to ensure the assortment architecture gets translated appropriately.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Finance or Analytic field of study, or equivalent experience is required.
• Has applied systems, numeric, and analysis aptitude in previous positions.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel including power query and power pivot and basic excel formulas and function.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Strong organizational, prioritization and problem-solving skills
• Good advocation skills (i.e. Able to present planning strategies and analysis findings)

Nice To Haves

• Retail experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Participate in formulation of preseason strategy with merchant and planner, partnering with planner in creating preseason financial sales and inventory plans by department, classes and/or style.
• Maintain style count plans by channel & store groups.
• Actively participate in assortment development and review, providing data and analysis to help build new assortments for each milestone meeting.
• Develop a financial view of recommended style and choice count by buy size, classification, and attribute.
• Report and analyze current buy size performance on a floor set, monthly, & seasonal basis
• Analyze historical and current data trends. Identify risks and opportunities by division/department or class and collaborate with team for issue resolution.
• Manage key-item programs & inventory on a weekly/monthly basis
• Provide analytical inputs to support the Integrated Product Team in strategy planning, assortment planning, and buy planning processes, so no one is surprised, and all parties are informed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level