Associate Planner
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Job Description
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 Retail Planning team is responsible for developing short and midrange merchandise strategies buy quantification and financial plans working crossfunctionally with our Merchandising Marketing Pricing Allocations and Location Planning teams to achieve key financial objectives for Carters Retail.
The Associate Planner is a critical member of the team focusing on the daytoday operations of the Planning office and contributes directly to supporting companywide initiatives that will ensure Carters remains a leading
childrens brand.
This role 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 planning customer experience and delivering results.
35% PreSeason Strategy and Financial Plans
- Manage topside brand level financial growth targets to inform the seasonal product line structure in
- partnership with Planning & Merchandising teams.
- Support new growth opportunities through analysis of historical performance and profitability in alignment
- with cross functional partner strategies. (e.g. Little Planet OshKosh Profitability other Growth Initiatives)
- Collaborate with Merchandising Planning and Pricing teams to implement and report out on cross
- functional growth initiatives.
40% InSeason Plan Management
- Coordinate specified projects tasks and / or deliverables; understand objectives identify resources
- meet set timelines communicate results to business partners.
- Prepare consolidated materials and create executive reporting packages for key meetings and forecast
- cycles (monthly/quarterly E reporting Monthly Business Review meetings Leadership Team meetings
- Earnings preparation Board of Directors meetings)
- Hindsight current business and make recommendations on category changes and style level needs for
- future buys to support financial targets by brand.
25% Analytics:
- Perform ad hoc analysis which enables tactical and strategic decision making. Provide direction and
- make recommendations.
- Provide analytical support to the planning team by quantifying impact of strategic and assortment
- changes
- Provide analysis to business partners in support of growth initiatives projects and current business needs
- Simplify processes and automate standard reporting; explore and leverage business intelligence tools for
- reporting (i.e. Tableau)
WED LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
- 3 years in a Retail buying/planning environment required (purchase order management price change
- management seasonal preparation report analysis manage a product category special project leader site
- merchandising)
- Analytical Skills Strong Retail Financial Acumen/Math
- Strong understanding of a retail product assortment breadth and depth promotional pricing entrance and
- exit strategies
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint)
- SelfStarter Strong Communication Skills Flexible Collaborative
- Intellectual business curiosity. Ability to conceptualize and transform an idea into a project
Preferred skills and experience:
- Knowledge of Tableau
- 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
Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
