The Merchandising Planner is responsible for driving the merchandise strategy and optimizing inventory to meet and exceed financial goals. The Merchandising Planner is heavily focused on the assortment with a main responsibility to generate the assortment architecture for a given area and create a seasonal buy plan by item by region. They develop seasonal product strategies based on business opportunities and collaborate with cross-functional departments to execute their vision.
The Merchandising Planner builds financial sales, gross margin and inventory plans for multiple departments in a given area on an item level basis. They will manage and plan merchandise inventory positions and markdown strategies to drive departmental sales, inventory, profit and sell thru objectives. The Merchandise Planner also provides in-season financial projections and strategies while identifying risks and opportunities to maximize profits. They are also responsible for providing the store allocators with the necessary guidance and direction to help them achieve their objectives.
Job Description:
- Build financial sales, gross margin and inventory plans at a weekly level at the item level
- Create pricing strategy by item that maximizes sales and gross profit
- Reforecast business in-season based on current performance, present revised projections and recommendations to cross functional partners and senior leadership
- Create allocation strategies, incorporating the merchandise plan and flow strategy to meet store inventory needs.
- Create and plan product assortments (item, color, size) for each product category
- Manage replenishment plans to ensure that sales are optimized, and stores are without missing skus
- Place orders for both seasonal and replenishment product buys
- Collaborate with cross functional departments, ie. Marketing and Store Operations, to ensure success of product strategies
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 2-4 years of experience in planning or merchandising
- High level of experience and proficiency in Excel
- Proficiency in other Microsoft Office products- Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent analytical and mathematical proficiency with strong business and financial acumen
- Ability to handle multiple projects effectively
- Sense of urgency and accuracy
Posting Notes: New York || New York (US-NY) || United States (US) || Experienced Professional || Corporate || UNIQLO || EX:OUT || UNIQLO ||