Junior Merchandise Planner
US NavyJob TitleHelpJob DescriptionDevelops and ensures accuracy of seasonal merchandise financial plans down to the store level in the Statistical Analysis System or SAS, the internal planning system based on agreed upon goals with the Buyer, Divisional Merchandise Manager and General Merchandise Manager (GMM).Partners with Merchandising team in planning and developing strategy for the merchandise finan
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cial plans to include sales volume, inventory turn, gross margins, receipts, markdowns, and markups.Leads the Merchandising team through the weekly and monthly Open-to-Buy process to review current business in relation to the merchandise financial plan. Provides recommendations to improve business conditions regarding sales and inventory while analyzing trends and forecasting appropriately.Works with the merchandising staff to initiate in-season financial plan revisions in response to positive or negative trends in business.Oversees the markdown process to include prior month forecasting, in-month management and future season forecasts by department and at the total level.Works with the Merchandising staff to appropriately address issues affecting profitability throughout the season to include markdowns, shrink, initial markups, etc.Works with business operations and the merchandising staff to ensure the new store/remodel process is planned with appropriate assortments on the front-end.Develop Assortment Plans and works with the merchandising staff to develop and review stock assortment to compare against historical performance and future trends. Provides output documents and buy plans to assist merchandising staff with purchases.Executes reporting that provides senior management with snapshots of actual performance by all plan components on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.Gathers pertinent data to evaluate needs; conducts historical and trend research, reviews reports, and directives.
Conducts and organizes portions of analytical studies and analyses for MCCS retail progra