Planner, Merchandise Job in Fort Myers 33966, Florida Us
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
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
The Planner, Merchandise is responsible for the development of annual plans utilizing current sales and trend information. The Planner, Merchandise is primarily responsible for translating the Merchant’s vision into viable plans and profitable results.
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Partner with the Merchants on the development of pre-season sales, markdown, margin, receipt and inventory
• Develop assortment plans to the style/choice level by store groupings
• Develop and monitor unit plans, projections, inventory flow, promotional strategies and seasonal sell-off plans
• Develop projections and inventory flow for key items/collections
• Partner with Sr. Planner to translate plan changes to impact on CAP
• Develop assortment sheets
• Analyze and reflect current trends in performance of strategy based on actual sales performance; revise in-season plans for sales and profitability; control inventory levels
• Partner with Merchant to develop and propose tactics in response to current business trends, such as:
o Make recommendations for key financial meetings/decisions in order to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivity Monthly plan review process: develop sales, markdown, receipt and inventory re-forecasts
o Manage and execute promotional and liquidation strategy
o Formulate alternate event options
o Manage receipts and adjust inventory flow
o Communicate revisions within the team and cross functionally
• Forecast monthly and seasonal store plans for allocation, OTB Plan and store review
• Partner with Allocation team to develop and utilize seasonal selling curves by region, climate, and store attribute
• Exhibit initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potential
• Partner and communicate with Production, Marketing, Allocation and Logistics
• Provide other analysis related to driving business goals (e.g. hindsights, color-selling, etc.)
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree; finance, operations, business a plus
• 3-5 years of experience in: retail merchandise planning, demand forecasting; inventory management, allocation or replenishment; financial planning or financial analysis experience
• 3 years of retail experience in assistant buying, or allocation; Merchant or merchandising experience desirable
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; strong aptitude with numbers; retail math skills, understanding of forecasting methodology
• Makes decisions with limited information but also able to synthesize large quantities of data to drive business decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills: concisely presents complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences
• PC proficiency with strong emphasis on Excel and Access
• Builds collaborative partnerships cross-functionally; identifies/influences critical stakeholders
