The Merchandise Planner develops, executes, and maintains merchandise plans and forecasts for a specific merchandise category, ensuring planned sales, planned gross margin, and planned markdowns are achieved.
Pay range: $60,000 - $65,000 (Depending on Experience)
- Create and maintain merchandise plans by department and class
- Manage OTB process for specific merchandise categories
- Adjust plans and forecasts as necessary to react to trends and sales
- Analyze historical data and current trends on a weekly basis to identify opportunities and risks by vendor, styles, and classifications
- Present analysis and action plans to management
- 4-year degree required
- Nice to have: Decision-making skills
- Nice to have: Critical thinking
- Nice to have: Creative thinking
- Nice to have: Leadership skills