Retail Merchandise Planner

Date Posted: 12/05/2024

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 475244

Job Title: Retail Merchandise Planner

Job Location: Reynoldsburg, OH, USA, 43068

Work Model: Hybrid

Shift: Hybrid - onsite 3x per week (typically Tuesday-Thursday)

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In months): 4

Min Hourly Rate ($): 36.00

Max Hourly Rate ($): 42.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Demand Planner, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Inventory Control, Merchandising, MS Excel, Retail Marketing

***Only qualified Retail Merchandise Planner candidates located near the Reynoldsburg, OH area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, economics, business, statistics, or equivalent experience

• 2+ years of experience in retail merchandise planning, demand planning; inventory management, allocation, or replenishment; financial planning or financial analysis experience

• Proficient in Excel based functions, capabilities, and features

Seeking an entry level Planner who will serve as the business manager for a smaller or less complex book of business (collection of Sub-Brands or Classes of merchandise).

Retail Merchandise Planner Responsibilities:

• Responsible for translating the Merchant’s vision into viable plans and profitable results

• Develops and maintains sales, inventory and margin plans that tie to financial targets for an assigned book of business

• Planning responsibilities will include Sub-Brand, Category/Class, and assortment plans

• Partners with the Merchant & Planner to optimize the assortment by cluster and channels of distribution (Stores, Internet, Catalogue, Wholesale)

• Collaborate with the Demand Forecaster to ensure that demand plans incorporate statistically based forecasts, merchandise plans and business knowledge

• Typically reports to Manager Planning & Demand Forecasting

**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered. **

**Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements. **

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