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7-Eleven · 2 hours ago

Category Planner

Irving, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

7-Eleven is a prominent retail company, and they are seeking a Category Planner to support the strategic and financial performance of assigned merchandise categories. This role involves financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis, partnering cross-functionally to align assortment, pricing, and promotional planning with business objectives.

Food and BeverageRetail

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop monthly and annual category financial plans through partnering with Category Managers and cross-functional teams (e.g., Demand Chain, Marketing, Delivery, Finance) to deliver sales and profit financial targets

Conduct monthly verification of merchandise performance and initiatives across categories, ensuring accountability and progress toward annual financial goals

Build and input mid-month and end-of-month forecasts using historical performance, current trends, and insights on planned strategies from cross-functional teams (e.g. Marketing, Delivery, Pricing, Promo)

Provide reporting and insights about results by month, quarter, and annually to support category teams by understanding performance drivers (assortment, seasonality, innovation, resets), communicating cross-functionally through MBRs, and reassessing category plans to drive growth and ensure strategies are achieved

Partner with Demand Chain to monitor inventory levels and sales, identify product performance and inventory needs, and provide forecasting guidance for new items targets, promotions, overstocks

Create insightful executive-level reports and presentations (e.g. BOD, IR, SLT) detailing merchandise performance and proposing fact-based strategies to optimize results and meet annual financial goals

Support the merchandising team with scenario planning and financial modeling to ensure effective development of category plans, mitigate risk, and improve profitability

Provide insights and thought leadership in developing tactical and strategic category and merchandise plans (1-5 Years)

Showcase ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities while consistently executing at a high level

Qualification

Financial planningDemand forecastingData analysisMicrosoft ExcelMerchandise planning toolsAgile mindsetCommunication skillsCritical thinkingInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving