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Belk · 2 months ago

Associate Planner (Hybrid)

Charlotte, NC - Corporate Office - Merchandising

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$65K/yr - $90K/yr

2+ years exp

Belk is a retail company seeking an Associate Planner to maximize gross margin dollars and inventory productivity. The role involves developing financial plans, optimizing pricing and assortment, and providing in-depth analysis of product performance to enhance business opportunities.

E-CommerceRetailRetail Technology

Responsibilities

Develop merchandise financial plans, vendor or class as appropriate, that support the merchandise strategies while achieving corporate financial goals both for the short term (seasonal) and long term (multi-year)

Exercise discretion and independent judgment in developing the merchandise financial plans under minimal supervision

Improve profitability by creating and executing the assortment plan and the initial buy plan through use of hindsighting and profitability tools

Develop and manage replenishment budgets by providing analytics required for planning and managing replenishment programs

Improve profitability by driving sales, margin, and turn by analyzing monthly forecast performance against pre-season strategies and goals and making adjustments or recommendations for adjustments to the strategies and goals; manage the business through in-season forecasting

Complete forecasts and recommendations for Monthly Forecast process to manage business in season and maximize opportunities through product lifecycle management

Manage product lifecycle through appropriate promotions and markdowns

Optimize profitability by driving the permanent markdown process & in-season POS pricing strategies

Manage vendor planning and item planning as needed (i.e. ladders)

Partner with allocation team to reconcile merchandise and by-door plans with store level opportunities

Qualification

Retail financial planningData analysisMerchandising systemsMicrosoft Office SuiteOracle systemsExcel proficiencyCommunication skillsInitiativeProblem-solving