What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Merchandise Planner position at Kirkland’s Home?
Overview
The Senior Merchandise Planner is responsible for leading the merchandise planning process for a select division. The Senior Merchandise Planner must effectively lead a division of Merchandise Planners and Associate Planners in analyzing and identifying business risks and opportunities while partnering with the merchandising team to propose solutions based on this analysis in order to achieve and exceed financial goals.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the development, analysis, and revision of bottom-up department sales, margin, and inventory turn plans for a select division.
- Work with Merchandise Planning Manager to ensure the developed plans meet company financial goals.
- Partner with Buying teams to properly manage inventory levels through proper forecasting, assortment planning, and markdown strategies.
- Ensure all purchase orders fall within approved open-to-buy financial parameters for division.
- Develop sales and margin goals for all promotional events.
- Partner with allocation team to maximize inventory balance within the stores as well as ensuring stock levels on promotional merchandise.
- Coordinate weekly markdown needs with Merchandise Planning Manager and Divisional Merchandise Manager.
- Run and analyze reports in order to react to current business trends as well as anticipate future business trends.
- Demonstrates a commitment to Kirkland’s Values
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