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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Moorestown, NJ
Moorestown, New Jersey

About this job

Overview

The Associate Planner is responsible for business analysis, assortment planning, capacity planning, seasonal planning, financial plans, and merchandise logistics.

Responsibilities

1.) Pre-season:

Business Analysis

* Identify up trending, maintain, down trending business

* Identify Key Items

* Identify improvement opportunities: Product flow, assortment focus (depth & dominance).

Assortment Planning

* Work with Merchants to improve in stock position, turnover, and frequency of flow

* Determine appropriate depth and breadth of styles and price points

* Develop entrance and exit strategies for seasonal/fashion product

* Provide purchase quantities and timing of deliveries

Capacity Planning

* Identify styles, quantity and flow for Feature presentations

Seasonal Planning

* Determine timing, flow and quantity to execute seasonal conversions by climate group

Financial Plans

* Develop financial plans based on work completed in 1-4 above

Merchandise Logistics

* Identify opportunities to improve pack sizes, vendor performance, import logistics to more efficiently process inventory through distribution

2.) In Season:

Business Review and Reaction

* Review and recommend actions to maximize sales, turnover and margin

* Manage Open-to-Buy to agreed plan levels

* Identify flow adjustments to hit financial plans

* Oversee Distribution to maximize stock in the right place at the right time in the right quantity

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* 2-4 years of experience

* Bachelor's Degree

* Strong analytical skills

* Strong computer skills

* Strong communications and follow up