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Senior Merchandise Planner

  • Full Time, onsite
  • J.Crew Factory
  • New York City Metropolitan Area, United States of America
Salary undisclosed

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The Senior Planner is responsible for creating and developing seasonal merchandising strategies and product plans by leveraging point of sale data, historical investments and partnering effectively with division head.

PREASON

Create preseason sales, margin and inventory plans by department, class, style, and color. Analyze and report on previous quarter results; identify “missed sales” and growth drivers over prior year

  • Summarize the opportunity and risk of a product plan as it relates to trend and financial metrics: initial mark-up, average unit retail, average unit cost, net margin dollars/rate.
  • Present department and category financial plans as well as provide analytical insights to leadership

INSEASON

  • Provide daily and weekly updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends, and highlighting selling that exceeds or falls short of expectation.
  • Initiate conversations with cross functional partners regarding potential risk or opportunities and suggested changes to course of action for both current and future quarters.
  • Prepare sales, margin and inventory forecast for monthly OTB forecast at department/class level; provide sales trend opportunity for future quarters, validate inventory, maximize receipt flow to improve turn, reconcile receipts and suggest pricing strategies to drive profitability.
  • Monitor basic style selling trends and partner with merchandising and allocation to maintain size balanced inventory levels
  • Propose markdown and promotional strategies to maximize profitability on the life of an item or category
  • Recommend and manage cross channel transfer proposals and communication.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

  • Provide both qualitative and quantitative insights at seasonal hindsight and investment reviews, drawing conclusions to inform future product line architecture.
  • Analyze the business on an on-going basis to understand core drivers; identify opportunities and risks and partner with divisional leaders to respond appropriately
  • Solicit and perform ad-hoc analysis as needed
  • Manage, train, and develop Assistant Planner

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 5+ years of merchandise planning experience; a total of 5-7 years of related experience in allocation, merchandising, financial planning, strategy, or business analytics.
  • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • Proven ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence others.
  • Strong time management skills, attention to detail, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Ability to synthesize business performance into key highlights, root cause analysis and action plans.
  • Strong technical aptitude, including advanced competency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to quickly master new applications and systems.