Jewelry Television - Show Planner

America's Collectibles Network, Inc•West Goshen Township, PA

About The Position

The Show Planner at Jewelry Television drives sales by selecting inventory for each broadcast show and ensuring the right combination of products to maximize gross margin dollars. The role partners with the Merchandising group and Broadcast Sales to prepare shows and respond quickly to changes in the live broadcast environment. The Show Planner writes shows for 12–16 broadcast hours per week, aiming to achieve gross margin and new-customer plans. The position is responsible for rotating key items and reorders across assigned hours, days, visits, or events. It also involves analyzing sales and product performance, forecasting results, preparing business recaps, and learning show-writing techniques and planning tools such as Show Manager. The role works with Sales Producers, Hosts, other Planners and Senior Planners, merchants, guests, programming partners, and senior-level management. It requires strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and basic negotiating skills, as well as the ability to meet deadlines with urgency and manage details. The Show Planner is also expected to develop an understanding of the Open To Buy process and the assortment plans followed by the Merchant Team.

Requirements

At least 3–5 years of experience in a retail environment.
Proficiency in retail math and understanding of merchandise analysis.
Ability to work well in a team and independently with little supervision.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work within deadlines and a strong sense of urgency.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including verbal, non-verbal, and written communication.
Ability to speak confidently, convincingly, and concisely.
Strong decision-making skills and ability to read and react to the business.
Basic negotiating skills.
Intermediate or expert knowledge of Excel and Outlook.
Proficient analytical skills and understanding of basic retail math.

Nice To Haves

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Review and react to daily sales.
Write shows for 12–16 broadcast hours per week to attain gross margin and new-customer plans.
Manage the rotation of key items and reorders for assigned hours across a day, visit, or event.
Work with Sales Producers, Hosts, and other Planners or Senior Planners on strategic use of sales tools.
Build and maintain effective relationships with peers, merchants, guests, and programming partners, and interact with senior-level management.
Learn show-writing techniques and use planning tools such as Show Manager to create productive shows for customers.
Forecast product and show performance accurately.
Create business recaps for analysis.
Learn and understand the Open To Buy process and the Merchant Team’s assortment plans.
Meet deadlines with a sense of urgency and manage detailed work.