Planner at Englewood

Job Description

Collaborate with the merchant team on the assortment plans, and be responsible for creating and maintaining vendor plans, key item plans, and financial plans. Involved in the management and control of the merchandise purchase plan (open to buy).

Job Responsibilities

• Provides timely, detailed and effective written and verbal communication on the status of design activities, risks and complex process administration.
• Amount of specialized knowledge, experience and confidence enables the ability to coach/train team members.
• Aids and may collaborate in the thought process of decision makers with validated observations, analysis and recommendations
• Analyzes and/or organizes complex information with broad direction. Identifies trends. Actively seeks the input and opinions of stakeholders; explores and compares a wide range of options before acting; decisions are sound, timely, attentive to details and recognize constraints and resources available.
• As a subject matter expert, develops and presents recommendations from accurate assessments and/or analysis. Offers solutions and designs to solve process, project or program issues; provides recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness. Defends a recommendation and can confidently support it.
• Independently possesses the ability to diagnose complex situations into manageable parts.
• Works collaboratively with stakeholders to understand constraints and expectations.

Position Responsibilities

• 40%: Create and manage the financial sales, GM, receipt and inventory plans to ensure company objectives are obtained.
• 30%: Reforecast plans per the established timeline at the department, sub department and vendor level in collaboration with the Merchant team. Make adjustments and recommendations based on trend and performance.
• 10%: Develop and manage Key item plans that support assortment and financial targets
• 5%: Create groups and grades and analyze assortment plans in partnership with the Buyer to ensure the assortment meets the financial targets.
• 10%: Manage the purchase order logs to ensure the planned receipts and IMU requirements are maintained.
• 5%: Create and manage the New Store/Relo/Remodel subdept targets that support the financial target, ensuring Buyer, Replen and Backstock targets match the assortment.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in business or finance or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3 plus years planning, replenishment, allocations, or merchandise buying experience.
• Strong computer skills. Extensive experience with MS Excel and any e-mail systems. Ability to navigate through large web-based systems.
• Must be detail oriented with strong analytical and retail math skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally, with various levels of the organization.
• Ability to improve existing systems/procedures which periodically result in new ideas or approaches of considerable significance.

Country: USA, State: Colorado, City: Englewood, Company: Sports Authority.