Manager, Assortment Planning

Dollar Tree•Chesapeake, VA

1d•$105,000 - $118,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Manager, Assortment Planning at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll provide guidance, direction, and training to assortment planners to drive sales and margin by establishing appropriate assortments by dept, category, and/or subcategory. Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Training best practices and standardized processes for assortment planning, including but not limited to: Cluster establishment by category Number of SKUs per category Number of SKUs per category per cluster Minimum presentation quantities for SKU / cluster Total SKU receipt quantities and flow by cluster Analysis for premarket Asst planning tool usage Tying back to the top-down merchandise financial plan to the Department and Category level, which ties to corporate financial strategy and financial plans Overseeing the training and development of the Assortment Planning organization Implementing strategy to incorporate space and presentation standards into assortment process Partnering closely with Merchant partners to understand/drive category/product direction and sales plans Partnering with Inventory Management team to ensure receipt flow generated from assortment planning is smooth across weeks Partnering with Merchandise Planning to ensure plans and inventory management activities are aligned Participating in Category Level Merchandise Strategy Reviews Participating in the monthly performance review process

Requirements

Experience managing at least 3-5 direct reports
Bachelor’s degree (BA / BS / BFA) or equivalent
Assortment planning or merchandising background
Relevant experience and understanding of key retail operations, such as Merchandising, Store Operations, Logistics, Finance, Information Systems, and Planning
Proven and successful experience in the creation and presentation of item plans
Ability to consolidate, analyze, and communicate data into actionable direction
Ability to drive business decisions based on numerous data to drive sales, profit, and product assortment efficiencies, supporting business objectives
Proven ability to lead others and function effectively in a team environment
Possesses strong organizational skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
Ability to train, manage, and motivate direct reports
Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Provide guidance, direction, and training to assortment planners to drive sales and margin by establishing appropriate assortments by dept, category, and/or subcategory.
Train best practices and standardized processes for assortment planning, including but not limited to: Cluster establishment by category, Number of SKUs per category, Number of SKUs per category per cluster, Minimum presentation quantities for SKU / cluster, Total SKU receipt quantities and flow by cluster, Analysis for premarket Asst planning tool usage.
Tie back to the top-down merchandise financial plan to the Department and Category level, which ties to corporate financial strategy and financial plans.
Oversee the training and development of the Assortment Planning organization.
Implement strategy to incorporate space and presentation standards into assortment process.
Partner closely with Merchant partners to understand/drive category/product direction and sales plans.
Partner with Inventory Management team to ensure receipt flow generated from assortment planning is smooth across weeks.
Partner with Merchandise Planning to ensure plans and inventory management activities are aligned.
Participate in Category Level Merchandise Strategy Reviews.
Participate in the monthly performance review process.