Planning Sr Analyst

Job Summary

Senior Planning Analyst is responsible for the assortment architecture of a category or department(s) with the goal of meeting/exceeding sales, margin and turn targets.

Responsibilities

• Support Sr/Buyer strategic assortment vision
• Conduct assortment analysis to understand breadth and depth opportunities by channel and define assortment breadth and mix strategy
• Determine store clusters to drive balanced assortment across the store portfolio
• Drive Assortment Architecture by leveraging category strategy and assortment analytics to determine breadth by channel and store/cluster
• Collaborate with Buyer and Private and National Brands on product needs, ticket price, and margin requirements
• Determine order quantities based on item ranking, lifecycle, sell-through, and store eligibility
• Support Buyers in preparing for pre/post-market reviews by reviewing assortment plan/buy and reconcile against financials and strategic intent
• Work with Buyers and Merchandise Financial Planners to determine receipt flow guidance and timing aligned to financial plans
• Analyze in-season product performance, focused on channel demand; class/category performance, item performance to maximize profitability
• Manage Item Plans pre-season and in-season

Requirements

• 4 to 6 years of experience in Retail
• Critical thinking, Problem Solving Decision-making
• Financial acumen
• Understanding of product merchandising
• Assortment quantification experience
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally
• Ability to identify and quantify risks and opportunities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Agile, ability to adapt and shift strategy based on the circumstances of the changing business needs
• Leadership- strong ability to influence
• Growth Mindset- Challenge Status Quo and Champion New Business Initiatives

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