Senior planners are responsible for the overall financial direction of a category or department(s) with the goal of meeting/exceeding sales margin and turn targets. Senior planners are primarily responsible for developing seasonal merchandise financial plans developing and managing the allocation strategy and supporting the Buyer with a department(s) open to buy. Senior planners also work with Buyers in assortment and buy planning by facilitating layering of assortments and validating the integrity of initial allocation -season Senior planners provide in-depth analysis of product performance and make recommendations to maximize business opportunities.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications and Competenciess
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
6-10 years of retail buying planning or related analytical experience
4-7 years of experience in merchandise or financial planning roles
Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills
Demonstrates strong listening written and oral communication skills
Able to develop and maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams
Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
Reacts to business trends in a timely and efficient manner
Takes calculated risks to achieve results
Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadline
Provides clear direction counseling and coaching to staff
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
Required Experience:
Senior IC
DescriptionSenior Merchandise PlannerWORK LOCATION DETAILSWork Location: Home Office - Coppell TXWork Schedule: HybridOnsite: Tuesdays Wednesdays ThursdaysWork from Home: Mondays FridaysJob SummarySenior planners are responsible for the overall financial direction of a category or department(s) with...
Description
Senior Merchandise Planner
WORK LOCATION DETAILS
Work Location: Home Office - Coppell TX
Work Schedule: Hybrid
Onsite: Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays
Work from Home: Mondays Fridays
Job Summary
Senior planners are responsible for the overall financial direction of a category or department(s) with the goal of meeting/exceeding sales margin and turn targets. Senior planners are primarily responsible for developing seasonal merchandise financial plans developing and managing the allocation strategy and supporting the Buyer with a department(s) open to buy. Senior planners also work with Buyers in assortment and buy planning by facilitating layering of assortments and validating the integrity of initial allocation -season Senior planners provide in-depth analysis of product performance and make recommendations to maximize business opportunities.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications and Competenciess
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
6-10 years of retail buying planning or related analytical experience
4-7 years of experience in merchandise or financial planning roles
Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills
Demonstrates strong listening written and oral communication skills
Able to develop and maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams
Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
Reacts to business trends in a timely and efficient manner
Takes calculated risks to achieve results
Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadline
Provides clear direction counseling and coaching to staff
High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong aptitude to learn technical applications quickly