Planner

conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports and provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work to ensure that product supports projected sales create a financial link between Merchandising and Supply Chain provide in-season decision support collaborate on assortment planning recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles lead demand forecasting head up the open-to-buy process and decide on category-level investment conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support “chase-cancel” decisions and communicate implications to vendors run event forecast creation and flow, analyzing item lifecycles and driving recommendations on end-of-season management Requirements Four-year degree or equivalent experience 6-10 years of relevant experience 4+ years of Merchandising experience Strong strategic, financial, and analytical skills; can easily translate data from an array of sources into insights and recommendations Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams Flexible, resilient and comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing Core Competencies Demonstrates strong strategic, financial, and analytical capabilities to drive insights and recommendations for inventory and merchandising decisions. Proven experience in demand forecasting, assortment planning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize product performance. Highest-signal resume keywords Demand Forecasting Merchandising Experience Financial Analysis Root Cause Analysis Collaboration Skills ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Comparative Analysis In-Season Decision Support Assortment Planning Open-To-Buy Process Chase-Cancel Decisions Event Forecast Creation Data Translation Category-Level Investment Soft Skills Strategic Thinking Analytical Skills Flexibility Resilience Certifications & Qualifications Four-Year Degree Industry Keywords Inventory Management Supply Chain Localization Strategies Channel Strategies Seasonal Performance #J-18808-Ljbffr