Assistant Planner - Hybrid

Assistant Planner - Hybrid

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The Assistant Planner builds merchandise financial plans, vendor or class as appropriate, that support the merchandise strategies while achieving corporate financial goals. They partner with the Planner to conduct key business analysis and maximize profitability. Work with Planners and Buyers in assortment and buy planning by facilitating layering of assortments and validating the profitability of purchases.

Responsibilities

• Own the Monthly Forecast by making in-season adjustments to pre-season plans based on sales trend, inventory levels, promotional strategies, and margin goals.
• Improve profitability by driving sales, margin, and turn by analyzing monthly forecast performance against pre-season strategies and goals.
• Manage product lifecycle through appropriate promotions and markdowns.
• Optimize profitability by leading the permanent markdown process and providing recommendations on in-season POS pricing strategies.
• Build pre-season plans from the bottom up.
• Create and execute the assortment plan and the initial buy plan through use of hind sighting and profitability tools.
• Manage vendor planning and item planning as needed (e.g., ladders).
• Develop and manage replenishment budgets by providing necessary analytics.
• Partner with allocation team to reconcile merchandise and by-door plans with store level opportunities.
• Manage the business through in-season forecasting.

Education / Experience Requirements

Knowledge / Skills Requirements

Pay Range

$55,000 - $65,000 (base pay range; may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, or performance).

Seniority Level

Entry Level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

Retail

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