Associate Planner Amazon

Overview: About PHOENIX PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. About Express Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you. The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app. About Bonobos Our Bonobos menswear brand is known for being a style instigator and offering perfect-fit risks through our innovative retail model and personalized experience. Launched online in 2007 with its signature line of chinos, Bonobos now offers a variety of styles available to order online and to try on at any one of our 50 Guideshop locations and at www.bonobos.com. Our Guideshops are in-real-life stores that deliver one-on-one service and expert fit advice. Don't think traditional retail, Bonobos is something you haven't seen before. Location Name: Columbus Corporate Headquarters Responsibilities: POSITION OVERVIEW The Associate Amazon Planner supports financial planning, inventory management, and in-season performance for Express’ Amazon business. In partnership with Strategic Partnership leadership & cross-functional teams, this role develops and maintains sales and inventory plans, analyzes business results, supports pricing and promotional execution, and identifies opportunities to improve sales, profitability, and inventory productivity. This role requires strong analytical skills, financial acumen, advanced Excel proficiency and attention to detail. The Associate Amazon Planner manages assigned responsibilities, delivers accurate and timely work, communicates proactively and develops actionable recommendations within established business strategies and guidelines. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Develop, maintain, and validate inventory and financial plans at the class / SKU level to support Amazon sales, margin, and inventory productivity goals. Analyze business performance against plan and identify financial risks and opportunities. Support open-to-buy process by tracking inventory investments, forecasting receipts and identifying variance to plan. Provide pre-season assortment, choice count, inventory depth and product flow recommendations in partnership with Strategic Partnership leadership. Analyze historical sales, current trends, marketing spend and inventory performance to support demand forecasting and replenishment recommendations. Monitor Amazon inventory health, including availability, weeks of supply, sell-through, aged inventory and carrying costs; recommend actions to improve productivity. Prepare, execute and validate approved Amazon pricing and promotional activity, ensuring accuracy and alignment with financial objectives. Analyze SKU and assortment performance to identify opportunities for improved productivity, replenishment and inventory optimization. Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reporting, identifying performance drivers, key learnings, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. Identify opportunities to improve planning tools, reporting processes and operational efficiency; support implementation of agreed upon improvements. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, planning & allocation, or related field. 3–5 years of merchandise planning experience (e-commerce or partnership channel experience preferred). Experience building, maintaining, and reconciling sales and inventory plans. Strong analytical skill, financial acumen, and retail math proficiency. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, formulas, lookups, pivot tables and data validation. Strong o…

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