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Merchandise Planner Jobs in United States at US Tech Solutions
Title: Merchandise Planner
Company: US Tech Solutions
Location: United States
Job Title: Merchandise Planner
Contract Duration: 5 Months
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 Global and its Franchise Partners.
Merchandise Planning
- Manage sales plans and inventory levels for EU digital channel.
- Partner with Global Digital (VSGD) 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 Global inventory management process.
- Partner with Logistics and UPS to provide EU DC volume projections.
About US Tech Solutions:
US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Recruiter Details:
Name: Sujith Reddy
Email: [email protected]
