Associate Planner Contract
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Serving the needs of all families with young childrenCarters Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children encompassing Carters OshKosh Bgosh Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work constant learning genuine people and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carters.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT:
The Carters Planning team is responsible for developing short and midrange merchandise strategies OTB quantification and financial plans and working crossfunctionally with our Category Management teams to achieve key financial objectives for CRI.
This role reports to the Director of Planning Manager and supports the Planning team with relevant data to drive the business provides critical administrative functions and collaborates with crossfunctional partners to ensure the key strategies are executed. We are looking for a candidate who possesses strong organizational skills is energized by multitasking in a fastpaced environment is curious about business trends and analytics and has a passion for product planning customer experience and delivering results.
45: Merchandise Financial Planning
- Develop and execute merchandise financial plans by product classification aligned to financial targets to establish annual budgets and opentobuy in partnership with their leader
- Align assortment strategies (pricing buy quantities store assortments) to achieve financial plans in collaboration with the Category Manager or Category Specialist
- Establish inventory flow plans with the Category Manager or Category Specialist to optimize inventory plans
- Validate the promotional marketing plan aligns to the monthly financial plan alongside the Category Manager or Category Specialist
40: InSeason Management
- On a monthly/as needed basis and in conjunction with your leader execute reforecast of comprehensive financial plans and execute reforecast of sales margin and inventory based on trend to identify risks/opportunities compared to plan
- Develop and execute markdown strategies to achieve the unit sales plan while maximizing margin in partnership with your leader and Category Managers or Category Specialist
- Provide strong inseason forecasts and develop corrective inseason actions where required in coordination with your leader and Category Managers or Category Specialist
- Conduct postseason analysis and draft monthly hindsights and strategies for next season with the Category Managers or Category Specialist
15: Reporting and Analysis
- Manage weekly sell thru files to track results
- Provide adhoc business reports and analysis as required
- Utilize companyapproved tools and processes to support planning and measurement of the business
WED LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:
- Bachelors degree required
- 2 years in a corporate retail environment required (purchase order management price change management seasonal preparation report analysis manage a product category special project leader site merchandising)
- General understanding of a retail product assortment breadth and depth promotional pricing and entrance/exit strategies
Preferred skills and experience:
- Analytical Skills Basic Retail Financial Acumen/Math
- SelfStarter Strong Communication Skills Flexible Collaborative
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint)
- Highly Organized Ability to MultiTask DetailOriented DeadlineOriented
- Ability to manage large amounts of data and multiple projects
OUR TEAM MEMBERS:
- Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
- Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation trust and thrive in a consensus driven environment
- Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and factbased insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
- Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
- Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the weve always done it this way mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes
MAKE A CAREER AT CARTERS:
Career Development: Success starts from within and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carters University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be allinclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.
Carters OshKosh is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any type of accommodation please do not hesitate to contact us.
Carters OshKosh est un employeur souscrivant au principe de lgalit daccs lemploi et encourage tous les candidats intresss et qualifis postuler. Si vous avez besoin de certaines mesures dadaptation nhsitez pas communiquer avec nous. .
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
