Sr Merch Planner-1 @ Alliance Recruitment

Job Description

As a Senior Merchandise Planner, you ll provide in-season decision support, collaborate on assortment planning, recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles, and lead demand forecasting. You will conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support chase-cancel decisions. You ll conduct scenario planning, build unit plans, and lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments.

A large part of your role will be to interpret forecast results and conduct what if analysis to guide your go-forward recommendations. You will validate the unit promo planning forecast, drive maintenance, risk analysis and decision-making by the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence. Previous experience in planning/ FP&A (in retail) & inventory management. And you ll run event forecast creation and flow, analyzing item lifecycles and driving recommendations on end-of-season management.
Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:
MBA Operations and/or APICS CSCP or IBF Certified Professional in Demand Planning.
7-10 years of relevant experience in Demand Planning or related fields with a proven track record of success.
Good communication skills to collaborate across cross functional teams to develop accurate demand plans.
Strong analytical skills to develop insights into market trends, guest behavior and product performance.
Ability to translate industry/ market trends & competition into demand plans.
Problem solving abilities to identify and address opportunities in demand planning & forecasting.
Attention to details ensuring accurate demand forecasts.
Proficiency in using demand planning software & other tools to manage forecasting & planning process efficiently.

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Keyskills:   root cause analysis root cause supply chain risk analysis analytical skills planning software scenario planning