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Target · 1 day ago

Merch Planner - Women's Swimwear

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$71K/yr - $128K/yr

1+ years exp

Target is an iconic brand and one of America’s leading retailers. The Merch Planner for Women's Swimwear will be responsible for financial forecasting and analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and optimizing product assortments to support sales projections.

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

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

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

Qualification

Merchandising experienceFinancial analysisDemand forecastingOTB understandingAnalytical skillsSegmentation experienceCollaboration skillsDecision-making skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Four-year degree or equivalent experience

1+ 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 nimble, comfortable working in 'grey areas' that are constantly changing

Entrepreneurial spirit with strong decision-making, and organization skills, ability to balance the art and science of decision making

Strong understanding of OTB, spending, and allocation concepts

Experience with segmentation and seasonal businesses

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits and programs

Medical

Vision

Dental

Life insurance

401(k)

Employee discount

Short term disability

Long term disability

Paid sick leave

Paid national holidays

Paid vacation

Company

Target

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Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.

Founded in 1962

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.target.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

unknown

2007-12-01Post Ipo Equity

1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

Brian Cornell

CEO

Jim Lee

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

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