Target · 1 day ago
Sr Merch Planner
1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$95K/yr - $171K/yr
6+ years expTarget is a company dedicated to helping families discover the joy of everyday life. As a Senior Merchandise Planner, you will be responsible for financial forecasting and analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize product assortments and support divisional strategies.
CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping
Responsibilities
Conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports
Provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work
Create a financial link between Merchandising and Supply Chain
Provide in-season decision support
Collaborate on assortment planning
Recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles
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
Decide on category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments
Conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts
Support 'chase-cancel' decisions and communicate implications to vendors
Conduct scenario planning
Build unit plans
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
Analyze item lifecycles and drive recommendations on end-of-season management
Qualification
Required
Four-year degree or equivalent experience
6-10 years of relevant experience
4+ 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 comfortable working in 'grey areas' that are constantly changing
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
Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2007-12-01Post Ipo Equity
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Brian Cornell
CEO
Jim Lee
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
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