Retail Merchandise Planner
Company: Bayside Search Group
Location: Virginia Beach
Posted on: May 9, 2022
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Job Description:
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Looking for a place where you will not only have security, but also
huge advancement opportunity?
One of the country's Top Retailers, located in Virginia, is looking
for talented Merchandise Planners.
This industry leader, considered one the largest retailer in the
U.S., is continually expanding and offering tremendous growth
opportunity.
The principal purpose of this position is to serve as the business
manager for category merchandise team and translate the merchant's
strategy and vision into viable plans and profitable results.
Central to the role is developing and maintaining the merchandise
financial plans to the sub-department, including all financial
analysis and Open To Buy management.
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Responsible for providing input to the Category Director and
Category Merchants to define category strategy
-Responsible for developing merchandise financial plans by banner,
channel, and country to the sub-department level
-Responsible for financial analysis in weekly and monthly
performance reviews (OTB), analyzing and reporting on current
trends in financial performance and managing category inventory
levels against targets
-Responsible for providing input to the development of the
assortment definition and product selection to support the category
objectives
-Responsible for providing financial guidance to the Replenishment
Analyst and Allocator to achieve the proper inventory levels
required by location to achieve financial objectives
-Responsible for providing financial guidance to product
development, assortment and item plans, and store clustering,
ensuring alignment to financial goals
-Responsible for analyzing actual business performance relative to
plans and trends, reporting variances to plan and forecast future
expected results
-Responsible for proposing action plans to capitalize on
opportunities and mitigate risks
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :
-Bachelor's degree (BA / BS / BFA) or equivalent
-Strong analytical and financial skills
-Market and trend analysis experience
-Detail oriented with knowledge of retail math
-Strong ability to work in multi-task and fast-paced
environment
-Merchandise financial planning experience preferred
-Hardlines retail planning or merchandising experience
preferred
What this company has to offer?
-Great career opportunity due to company growth
-Competitive base salary, plus bonus, Plus yearly equity
-Full relocation
Keywords: Bayside Search Group, Virginia Beach , Retail Merchandise Planner, Hospitality & Tourism , Virginia Beach, Virginia
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