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Target · 1 day ago

Merch Planner - Wild Fable

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$71K/yr - $128K/yr

2+ years exp

Target is a leading retail company dedicated to helping families discover the joy of everyday life. The Merch Planner will be responsible for financial forecasting, conducting analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize product assortments and support sales strategies.

CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping

Responsibilities

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

Act as the hub between Merchandising and Supply Chain, creating a financial link between these two essential groups and having a voice in important financial decisions

Provide in-season decision support, collaborate on assortment planning, recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles, and lead demand forecasting

Support the divisional strategy through category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors

Head up the open-to-buy process and decide on category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments

Conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support 'chase-cancel' decisions and communicate implications to vendors

Conduct scenario planning, build unit plans, and lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments

Interpret forecast results and conduct 'what if?' analysis to guide go-forward recommendations

Validate the unit promo planning forecast, drive maintenance, risk analysis and decision-making by the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence

Run event forecast creation and flow, analyzing item lifecycles and driving recommendations on end-of-season management