ASSOCIATE MERCHANDISE PLANNER

Description

Your Role:
The Associate Planner analyzes, tracks, and reports on data to assist in the identification and execution of merchandise plans for a category. Primarily focused to develop pre-season and in-season plans while incorporating current trends, promotional activity, and changes to assortment. Works with cross functional partners such as merchandising and other functions in MP&A as well as cross channel partners.
Why You Belong Here:
At Victoria’s Secret, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.
Your Impact:
Empowered to make decisions in partner with their leader while also balancing input from cross-functional team members
Analyze business performance and make recommendations that will maximize sale, profitability, and inventory and mitigate risk – weekly/monthly for MPC.
Revise plans based on actual results for all planning metrics.
Partner with merchants and planning leadership on seasonal strategy.
Build targets in partnership with planning leads.
Develop mark down strategies to optimize sell thru and profitability
Forward planning – highlight risks and opportunities based on fact-based assortment analytics.
Support creation of financial decks with commentary for key business meetings (i.e. MPC, Buy Review and Hindsight)
Improve capabilities around analytics, conclusions, recommendations, to assist in driving key milestone meetings to conclusion with improved communication and influence.
Plan and manage back orders, returns and cancelations. To include BORIS/SOOS impacts on plans and results.
Manage greige/fabric positioning and liability in conjunction with Production
Maintain and take accountability for delegated tasks
Leverage experience in role to mentor and assist Associate/new Merch Planners in thought process and planning methodologies
Assist Management with special projects and initiatives
Participate in multi-level meetings
Build and evolve R&R/speed calendars with Production partnership applicable to category
Leader/shadow for the floor (build organizational influence)

Minimum Salary : $64,000.00Maximum Salary : $84,735.00
VS&Co provides an estimated range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual compensation will be determined by a number of relevant factors, including but not limited to your specific skills, experience, & geographic location.
Qualifications
Your Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, economics, business, statistics, or equivalent experience
Minimum 2 years of experience in: retail merchandise planning, demand planning, inventory management, allocation or replenishment, financial planning, or financial analysis experience
Additional Preferred Experience:
Excellent understanding of merchandise as it relates to company strategy
Excellent communication, prioritizing and problem-solving skills
Powerful ability to interact with peers and merchants
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills:
Concisely present complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences
Ability to communicate to all levels with a clear, concise point of view, both verbally and in writing
Ability to advance to high levels of computer literacy; exposure to relevant planning, finance, analytical, data management systems: EP, Unit Flow
Demand Projection System; Microsoft Office Suite; Excel Add-In; Microstrategy
An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.