Planning Merchandising Manager

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Job Benefits

Works closely with product development and revenue management teams to drive the go-to-market strategy, which includes the merchandising vision, strategy and assortment plan for all product lines.
Manage and monitor open-to-buy (OTB) and liquidation plan by department, determining clearance plan, including SKU, price range, quantity, timeline, etc.
Work with Product Development, create/maintain product assortment plan, location profiles/identity and identify business opportunities.
Work with the Store / Revenue Management team, achieving financial targets through evaluation, recommendation and execution of alternate and promotional / pricing strategies based on actual trends and financial initiatives. Performs benchmarking, business analysis, identify and evaluate cost saving / sales opportunity and drive implementation.
Work with sourcing / logistics, develop re-order strategies to optimize the total supply chain, including flow of product and inventory / shipment management / costing in order to meet budgeted stock turn and stock availability

Bachelor’s degree in related fields
5+ years of experience
Good command of retail math concepts, applications and statistical analysis
Capable of multi-tasking; strong organization and work process skills
Demonstrated negotiation skills and the ability to develop and manage vendor relationships