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About The Position

Requirements

• BS or BA degree required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in planning, merchandising, inventory management, or a related area preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to deal with ambiguity and complexities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including advanced-level Excel, and familiarity with data analysis tools.
• Proficient communication and collaboration abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Internship or coursework in retail planning or merchandising is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Annual Financial plans and Open-to-Buy (OTB) at the department and/or category level with monthly presentation to company leadership.
• Develop pre-season financial plans and in-season analyses, including units, sales, and margin at SKU, program, collection, or category levels for areas of ownership and execute buys that support these plans.
• Develop profitable entrance and exit strategies with merchandising for new, seasonal and core replacement programs.
• Own cost to assort for core schematic, seasonal shops and features and ensure alignment between buy plans and allocation execution.
• Monitor inventory levels and help ensure alignment with sales forecasts and merchandising strategies.
• Develop and prepare reports and analyses to inform decision-making by the team and management.
• Work with Merchants on costing and assortment for core schematics, seasonal shops, and guidelines to ensure margin targets are met and assortment will meet sales objectives.
• Communicate assortment plan with Inventory Management Analyst to achieve appropriate inventory optimization by store level, and collaborate on allocation strategies to support schematic, shops, features and core goods to stay within in stock and turn goals.
• Direct Inventory Management Specialist in PO generation, maintenance, and vendor communication.
• Develop and manage forecasts for sales, markdowns and margin for shops and advertising initiatives in collaboration with Merchant partners.
• Validate and ensure inventory availability for promotional events.
• Own the management of order flow quantities to meet sales, inventory, margin, distribution center (DC) space planning, and turn targets for designated areas of ownership.
• Ensure timely placement of orders based on lead times and business needs.
• Maintain core in stock levels in accordance with company targets.
• Collaborate with merchandising to develop profitable entrance and exit strategies for new, seasonal, and core replacement programs.
• Manage discontinued inventories and develop in-season pricing strategies to optimize margins.
• Communicate with vendors regarding projections, order placements, and delivery schedules.

Benefits

• Benefits that support health, financial security, and personal life needs.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time
• 401(k) plan with Roth option and company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness resources
• Sample Sales
• Up to 30% shopping discount on our unique finds for you and your designated shopper
• Work life balance
• Work from home flexibility
• Offerings for programs including Prescription Drug, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, Commuter Benefits and Employee Assistance.