Merchandise Planner

Position:
Jared Merchandise Planner

Company:
Signet Jewelers

Location:
United States, Akron, OH

Employment type:
Full time

Short Summary:
Responsible for developing, maintaining, and presenting merchandise plans including category plans, Open To Buy’s, forecasting, assortment strategy, analysis, buyer support, and product lifecycle planning to achieve increased sales and inventory turn in accordance with company sales goals.

Responsibilities:
- Own SKU level assortment and lifecycle management for assigned categories.
- Develop seasonal hindsight analyses and future assortment strategies.
- Align assortments to brand strategy, customer needs, budgets, and financial objectives.
- Lead SKU rationalization, lifecycle management, assortment architecture, and productivity reviews.
- Maintain assortment cost rollups and scenario-planning models.
- Recommend initial buys, test strategies, and store clustering approaches.
- Own monthly SKU-level forecasting and reforecast processes using Impact Analytics.
- Manage monthly order placement, vendor forecasts, replenishment, and OTB recommendations.
- Conduct weekly in-stock reviews and inventory optimization actions.
- Monitor sales, margin, inventory, turns, and SKU productivity.
- Conduct quarterly SKU reviews utilizing assortment evaluation tools.
- Develop SKU-level clearance roll and exit recommendations, at minimum quarterly.
- Manage SKU reclassifications and inventory movement initiatives.
- Develop analysis and presentation materials supporting Assortment Reviews and Line Reviews, including financial recaps, product productivity, inventory insights, and assortment recommendations.
- Build bottoms-up business reviews including financial recap, product productivity, and inventory analysis.
- Present recommendations and business performance insights to leadership.
- Manage chargeback reporting and resolution processes.
- Champion process improvements, new tools, and change management initiatives.

Requirement:
- Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, Merchandising, Analytics, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in merchandise planning, assortment planning, inventory planning, demand planning, allocation, or retail analytics.
- Strong retail math, forecasting, inventory management, and financial planning skills.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with BI/planning tools.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional partners and manage multiple priorities.

Benefits:
- Great Place to Work-Certified™
- Opportunities to impact the lives of others and inspire love.