Merchandise Planning Manager

2 weeks ago


Chesapeake, United States Dollar Tree Stores Full time

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The principal purpose of this position is to provide guidance, direction and training to assortment planners to drive sales and margin by establishing appropriate assortments by dept, category, and/or subcategory.

ESSENTIAL ACTIVIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Training best practices and standardized processes for assortment planning, including but not limited to:
  • Cluster establishment by category
  • Number of SKUs per category
  • Number of SKUs per category per cluster
  • Minimum presentation quantities for SKU / cluster
  • Total SKU receipt quantities and flow by cluster
  • Analysis for premarket
  • Asst planning tool usage
  • Tying back to the top down merchandise financial plan to the Department and Category level, which ties to corporate financial strategy and financial plans
  • Overseeing the training and development of the Assortment Planning organization
  • Implementing strategy to incorporate space and presentation standards into assortment process
  • Partnering closely with Merchant partners to understand/drive category/product direction and sales plans
  • Partnering with Inventory Management team to ensure receipt flow generated from assortment planning is smooth across weeks
  • Partnering with Merchandise Planning to ensure plans and inventory management activities are aligned
  • Participating in Category Level Merchandise Strategy Reviews
  • Participating in the monthly performance review process

Specialized Experience, Education, Training, or Qualifications:

  • Experience managing at least 3-5 direct reports
  • Bachelors degree (BA / BS / BFA) or equivalent
  • Assortment planning or merchandising background
  • Relevant experience and understanding of key retail operations, such as Merchandising, Store Operations, Logistics, Finance, Information Systems, and Planning
  • Proven and successful experience in the creation and presentation of item plans
  • Ability to consolidate, analyze, and communicate data into actionable direction
  • Ability to drive business decisions based on numerous data to drive sales, profit, and product assortment efficiencies, supporting business objectives
  • Proven ability to lead others and function effectively in a team environment
  • Possesses strong organizational skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
  • Ability to train, manage, and motivate direct reports
  • Excellent communication skills


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