Pay Rate: $35/hr.

Featured Benefits:

• Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA
• 401(k)
• Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate across all functions including Operations, Visual Merchandising, Marketing and Communications to execute a comprehensive product and inventory strategy
• Provide weekly replenishment unit recap to the Distribution Center
• Manage Drop Tracking, Ontime Arrival DC to Store
• Communicate sales, inventory, and service level results weekly to Manager/Director
• Reduce excess inventory through ownership of MS recalculations and weekly/monthly inventory reviews
• Maximize store in-stock service level to maximize sales & meet consumer’s needs
• Manage communication with Distribution Center on weekly Replenishment orders, Seasonal Drop orders & ad hoc PO placement.
• Receive and first level trouble shoot store inventory concerns from field via Feedback Forms and provide responses with Manager/Director oversight
• Develop product knowledge and trends material on new collections arriving in-store to be shared with brand partners + field teams
• Support Planning Manager with local market and brand initiatives with strong level of analysis and insights to global partners
• Facilitate coordination of product and planning activities cross-functionally (Marketing, Host, Business Development, VM and Operations)
• Management and upkeep of host master data and pricing
• Actively attain local Insights – store surveys, test insights, product needs.
• Project manage Product communications for brand field organization in collaboration with Global Retail team and Store Operations team

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in retail, business, finance, marketing or related fields
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills – able to extract conclusions from available data
• Self-starter who is willing to “roll up the sleeves” to advance project work
• Able to use sound critical thinking to provide innovative solutions
• Strong time management & organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office Experience (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Knowledge of Retail Math and Planning, Buying and Merchandising principles
• 2+ years’ work experience in retail planning, buying or merchandising