Manager, Merchandise Planning
JOB DUTIES
Responsibilities include:
- Develop seasonal merchandise plans with DMM and Director of Planning
- Oversee the mechanics of each Buying Office's plan development
- Drive monthly division projection process with DMM and Director of Planning
- Lead and develop multiple direct reports (SMP's)
- Validate each Buying Office's projections to ensure company sales, gross margin and inventory objectives are being met
- Analyze business, profits, margin, opportunities, and risks
- Be entrepreneurial by developing or adapting financial tools to better manage division business
- Regularly communicate business updates and division/company directives to their division
- Performs additional tasks as required
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Strong leadership, management, communication, customer service, and organization skills
- Flexible and able to perform in a fast paced, changing environment
- Exceptionally strong Excel skills
- Customer focus
- Process Management
- Strategic Agility
- 3-5 years of Planning/Merchandising experience, or if internal, must have completed the Executive Development Program
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required.