Planner, Merchandise
About the Company
Chico's FAS, Inc. is a specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complimentary accessories and other non-clothing gift items. The Company operates more than 1,000 women's specialty boutiques, including locations in 49 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black Market, and Soma Intimates names.
At Chico's, we value our customers, integrity, respect, vibrant spirit, and high performance. Our commitment to encourage and support the success of each associate makes Chico's FAS, Inc., an exciting place to build a career. As we continue to grow our brands, we invite you to learn more about the opportunities to become a part of our incredible team.
Planner, Merchandise - Business Process Team
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
The Planner, Merchandise (Business Process) will be part of a team that represents the Chico’s brand’s planning allocation interests as a liaison to the Technology team through prioritization of requests and management of full-time and part-time resources.
This role will assist the Director Business Process in ensuring success of their assigned deliverables thorough planning and execution of brand engagement and change management activities. The team provides a balanced point of view between the Technology and Business perspectives when critical decisions and constraints are faced.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in retail (specialty retail preferred), with roles of increasing responsibility in merchandise planning
• Minimum 2 years experience in complex, integrated system implementations and/or large scale change managements or process Improvement
• Ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions
• Able to work in ambiguous situations; can effectively manage change, risk and uncertainty
• Very strong computer skills with Microsoft Office products
• Proven knowledge of retail-specific functional policies and procedures
• Ability to learn advanced business system and process functionality
• Strong interpersonal and conflict management skills; excellent written and verbal communication
• Bachelors degree in Business or a related field
