Job Information
The Childrens Place Planner in Secaucus, New Jersey
Location:
Secaucus, New Jersey
Job Summary:
The Planner will be responsible for the complete financial management of assigned area of responsibility, including the creation of financial and merchandise plans, actualization of results, and a keen ability to identify, communicate, and implement strategic business opportunities at the division, category, and season code levels. The Planner will forecast sales, markdowns, and inventory levels on a regular basis and identify risks to the business and develop action plans in cooperation with their merchandising partner to mitigate risks profitably.
Responsibilities:
Key Accountabilities :
Create monthly financial plans at division and category level for fiscal time periods
Reforecast sales, gross margin, and inventory for fiscal time periods
Recap end of season performance at division, category, season, and style levels for merchandise buy period
Conduct basic stock replenishment (order quantity by style, color, and size)
Key item planning for all basic styles (sales, margin, inventory)
Conduct daily, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal sales reporting
Manage inventory flow on fashion receipts
Develop size curve and pre-pack definitions
Partner with merchant to support the buy process
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree
3+ years of experience in retail planning and analysis
Skills and Behaviors:
Proven track record of financially astute business management
Expertise in retail math with strong analytical skills/ learning agility
Strong problem solving and decision making skills
Ability to identify and clearly communicate business opportunities and risks/ analytical and data reasoning
Good organization and workload prioritization skills/ detail-orientation and accuracy
Proficient in planning systems and Microsoft Office
Strong team player/relationship-building
Proven process of improvement and problem solving
