Senior Merchandising Planner

.Senior Merchandising Planner - Janitorial Hardlines page is loaded## Senior Merchandising Planner - Janitorial Hardlineslocations: Atlanta-GA-US: FL318 - Jacksonville FLtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 8 Days Agojob requisition id: R25005310**Preferred Qualifications*** Merchandising, Inventory Planning or Supply Chain background* Experience with SQL, Snowflake or similar platforms* Financial background* Experience with Tablaeu and SAP a plus**Job Summary**Manages multiple subsets of a merchandising category and selects items for product line review in partnership with merchants. Optimizes assortment using data and financial projections. Works with respective merchandising teams to implement appropriate supplier strategies.**Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities*** Analyzes financial data and takes measurements to forecast growth and merchandising opportunities.* Reviews competitive market data for assigned merchandising categories.* Assists merchant team with product category management, including managing category subsets. Works with merchants to resolve issues.* Completes various administrative duties, including managing the SKU life cycle, preparing for vendor meetings, maintaining vendor contact information and inquiries, and performing ad hoc projects as assigned.* Organizes and facilitates vendor meetings and negotiations.* Performs basic negotiation and product selection for emerging product lines.* Conducts root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts and collaborates with internal departments to recommend solutions.**Nature and Scope*** Identifies key barriers/core problems and applies problem solving skills in order to deal creatively with complex situations. Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems. Makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results.* Independently performs assignments with instruction limited to the expected results. Determines and develops an approach to solutions. Receives technical guidance only on unusual or complex problems or issues.* May oversee the completion of projects and assignments, including planning, assigning, monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, evaluating results, etc. Contributes to employees' professional development but does not have hiring or firing authority.**Work Environment*** Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.* Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.* Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.**Education and Experience*** Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 5-8 years of experience in a related field OR MS/MA and generally 3-5 years of experience in a related field. Certification is required in some areas.**Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.**Equal Employment Opportunity**HD Supply is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.locations: 2 Locationstime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 30+ Days AgoAt HD Supply, we believe that our core purpose is to improve our associates’ lives and equip them with the tools needed to provide exceptional customer experiences every day. As one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, we enable our customers’ success by consistently delivering what they need, where and when they need it. has more than 80 years of experience supporting our customers with leadership positions in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). With 44 distribution centers spread across 25 states and two Canadian provinces, HD Supply provides an expansive offering of approximately 200,000 SKUs featuring high-quality, name-brand and proprietary products – all at competitive prices.Combine this with our industry-leading, value-add services – including localized jobsite delivery, will-call and direct-ship options, diversified logistics and innovative solutions – and you can see why our more than 300,000 customers continue to trust HD Supply as their first choice supplier for getting the job done.
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