Merchandise Assistant Planner

Visium Resources • Kissimmee, FL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Visium Resources has been asked to identify qualified candidates for this Merchandise Assistant Planner position. This position is a contract opportunity which is expected to be Hybrid 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday) onsite in Kissimmee and Friday remote, for a duration of 4+ Months. The Assistant Merchandise Planner will support the department to plan merchandise purchase orders and create reports in Excel and Business objects. The team handles the ordering of supplies/financial side of business to order items for the company. This is an Entry level position, clerical in nature manipulating numbers. Develop and provide routine and non-routine business reports that leverage data from several systems to drive analysis by focusing on key performance indicator metrics examples such as sales trends, COGS, Margin, per capita, inventory Assists in Development of strategic merchandise plans-sales margin, inventory and turn Partner with Planner to identify key business concepts Develop & maintain effective relationships with cross-functional partners and store operations. Must follow safety protocols when they are on-site.

Requirements

• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work in multiple systems from Oracle, Business Objects, Tableau and Microsoft Office 365
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Abilities to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• 1-2 years of experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in top-down & bottom-up financial planning processes and systems
• Clear understanding of basic financial measures: sales, gross margins, weeks of supply, etc.

Responsibilities

• Plan merchandise purchase orders
• Create reports in Excel and Business objects
• Develop and provide routine and non-routine business reports that leverage data from several systems to drive analysis by focusing on key performance indicator metrics examples such as sales trends, COGS, Margin, per capita, inventory
• Assists in Development of strategic merchandise plans-sales margin, inventory and turn
• Partner with Planner to identify key business concepts
• Develop & maintain effective relationships with cross-functional partners and store operations
• Follow safety protocols when they are on-site

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level