Senior Merchandise Planner

THE ROLE: Senior Merchandise Planner 

We're Looking For...

As a Senior Planner – Merchandise Planning, you will lead the development and execution of the merchandising and planning strategies for a merchandise division to drive top line sales and bottom-line profitability.  You will work closely with the Associate Planners and Planning Analysts on the Merchandise and Financial Planning Teams as well as cross-functional partners, leveraging data analysis and knowledge of retail trends to ensure category visions are executed. 

You will lead a team of planners, collaborating with cross-functional departments, and leveraging advanced analytics to support high level strategic direction.

What You'll Do:

• Strategic Thinking
  • Develop and support the execution of the overall merchandise strategy for a division in partnership with the merchandising team that aligns with company’s business goals.
  • Provide strategic direction to inform a financial plan for a division and lead in-season OTB discussion in partnership with the financial planner.
  • Establish strategic initiatives to build assortment strategies that drive sales, profitability and inventory efficiency across multiple categories.
• Financial Agility
  • Evaluate the financial performance of merchandise categories and divisions against established KPI’s to support merchandise strategies.
  • Conduct advanced data analysis to identify trends and new business opportunity recommendations to the Merchandise Planning and Buying Team, contributing to effective decision-making and the overall success of the merchandise planning strategies.
  • Oversee management of divisional merchandise category plans, budgets and forecasts that support profitable sales growth.
• Results Driven
  • Organize and prioritize workload for self and direct reports to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
  • Accountable for team decisions and subsequent business impact
  • Recommend and implement process improvements and identify opportunities for enhanced tools to drive planning efficiency and accuracy.
• Leadership
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the planning team and cross-functionally.
  • Actively participate in self-development.
  • Develop a planning team with strong ability to identify and articulate short- and long-term strategies supported by sound financial plan.
  • Build trust and drive engagement across RGG Organization and support company decisions.
• Communication
  • Build and foster effective relationships and collaborate closely with Merchandising, Financial Planning, Programing and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of Merchandising strategies to support overall business objectives.
  • Influence decisions within the Planning team and cross-functionally.
  • Possess solid presentation skills and the ability to build sound business cases.

About You:

At Rue Gilt Groupe, diversity enriches our passion, collaboration, kindness and innovation. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every Associate is empowered to learn, grow and bring their full self to work. Even if you don't check off every qualification in the job description, that's okay. We encourage you to apply to any role that excites you and sparks delight! We can't wait to learn more about you.

• 5+ years of experience in merchandise planning, with at least 2-year experience in leadership roles
• Proven leadership and team management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally.
• In-depth knowledge of retail industry trends, consumer behavior, and market dynamics.
• Demonstrated planning and analytical skills; proficiency in Excel, Business Intelligence
• Bachelor’s degree in business or another quantitative field preferred
• E-commerce, Off Price and Multi brand retail experience preferred.

Base Salary Range: $95,000 - $115,000

Rue Gilt Groupe is committed to providing Associates with equal pay for equal work and carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, certification(s), license(s), skills and expertise, location,  internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Our goal is to support, reward and compensate the entire individual. Depending on role eligibility, your offer may also include bonus/commission, stock options, 401(k) participation, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated.

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