Job Title: Merchandise Planner
Location: Reynoldsburg OH 43068
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Remote
Payrate:$ 32.00 - 35.00/hr.
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is to one of Our clients who is the world's largest intimates specialty retailer offering a wide assortment of modern, fashion-inspired collections including signature bras, panties, lingerie, casual sleepwear, swim and athleisure, as well as award-winning prestige fragrances and body care.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Merchandise Planner will be responsible for setting up processes to support EU digital and store growth for all categories. He/she will work with their leader to provide crucial in-depth sales & inventory analysis, as well as recommendations to the international team, to maximize sales and profitability for Client Global and its Franchise Partners.
Merchandise Planning
- Manage sales plans and inventory levels for EU digital channel.
- Partner with Client team to understand market trends, nuances, risk/opportunity to achieve business goals.
- Analyze and drive business performance/trends to ensure assortment maximizes growth potential, incorporating assortment planning and tiering analysis.
- Provide input to Monthly Planning Committee (MPC) meetings with the goal of optimizing inventory across multiple D.C.s and operating models based on merchandise and sales trends
- Partner with Merchants to support assortment goals, product launch cadence, and markdown strategy.
- Ensure digital active dates are accurate and information is flowing from the international merchant assortment tool (MAT) and the Digital Active Date (DAD) tool.
- Ensure that international exclusives are flowing thru the domestic product development process (PDP) and that all attributes are getting populated for vs.com/eu and or franchise data handoff
- Develop rapport with cross-functional teams and build credibility through effective communication.
- Respond to ad hoc requests from cross-functional teams.
Inventory Management
- Manage merchandise inventory levels in the EU DC and ensure accurate ring-fencing across channels through inbound receipt tracking and collaboration with Merchandise Planners, Demand Forecasters, and Deployment Analysts.
- Continually monitor and adjust inventory in-season to minimize markdowns and deliver end of season mark-out-of-stock.
- Align VSGD inventory expectations with the brand deployment strategy through continuous education of Client Global inventory management process.
- Partner with Logistics and UPS to provide EU DC volume projections
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
