Director of Planning

A leading wholesaler of mass market apparel is seeking a Director of Planning to join their team!

**4-5 days a week on site required

Responsibilities:

• Create store merchandise assortment strategy
• Build financial plans and budgets
• Run daily, weekly, and monthly sales and inventory reports
• Ensure buy plans meet or exceed sales and margin expectations
• Analyze store level business and inventory flow to improve in-stock and optimize turn
• Formulate business strategies using historical and current trend analysis
• Recommend courses of action to drive profitable sales and reduced markdowns
• Lead and nurture the planning team

Requirements:

• 7 years’ experience in retail merchandise planning, with prior management experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Retail math skills are required
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of Retail Link is a plus
• 4-year college degree required

Please submit your resume for consideration.

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