Assoc Merchandise Planner

About us
Built on the foundation of fashion’s most iconic color contrast – White + Black – WHBM inspires independent women to embrace their power and femininity through modern yet timeless styles. We’re proud to be a place for passionate people to learn, grow, and build empowered careers.

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
This position is responsible for assisting the planning team in the development of pre-season plans and in-season performance analysis to maximize the business.  This position will generate and analyze the statistical data as well as analyze and revise the financial plans in support of the business initiatives and budget objectives across omni channels.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
•              Partners with leader on development of pre-season & in-season plans & projections for specific categories.
•              Develops assortment plans to the style/choice level by store groupings.
•              Partners with cross functional teams to develop and utilize seasonal selling curves by region, climate, and store attribute.
•              Provides analysis related to driving business goals (hindsight, regional selling, color selling, key item performance).
•              Partners with cross functional partners to execute assortment plans.
•              May also develop an understanding of DCOM specific KPI’s to analyze performance and make recommendations to drive sales.
•              Partners with the digital marketing team to support product and pricing messaging for emails that aligns to inventory goals.
•              May collaborate with production team to pass orders or resolve all on order issues to make sure product arrives to stores on time.

This position may be found in multiple brands.  Some duties may vary from brand to brand.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•              Bachelor's degree required, in finance, operations, or business preferred
•              2+ years’ experience in allocation, merchandising, demand forecasting, financial planning, or analysis
•              Strong systems skills with experience in Excel
•              Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
•              Understanding of forecasting methodology and understanding of retail math
•              Ability to makes decisions with limited information but also able to synthesize large quantities of data to drive business decisions
•              Strong communication and presentation skills
•              Builds collaborative partnerships cross-functionally

Location:
Corporate FAS Chico's FAS - Fort Myers, FL 33928 Position Type:
Regular/Full time Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact myHRSupport@knitwellgroup.com. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation.