What are the responsibilities and job description for the Store Planner - Madewell position at Madewell?
The Store Planner position is a newly established role on the Madewell MP&A team. You will report into the Director of Store Planning and Allocation and work in close partnership with the Field leadership team as well as the corporate-based Allocation, Planning, and Merchandising teams.
THINK YOU WOULD ENJOY DOING THIS?
LOCATION STRATEGY: Ensure stores are set up to meet or exceed financial targets by:
- Monitoring fleet-wide sales patterns and inventory levels
- Driving recommendations and execution of inventory level adjustments
- Analyzing seasonal behavior and executing to seasonal strategies
ASSORTMENT STRATEGY: Optimize product level margin performance by:
- Analyzing product performance across the fleet and driving recommendations for location-based assortment strategies
- Ensuring the product assorting and style investment strategies support our store revenue goals down to the individual store
NEW STORE OPENING STRATEGY & POST-OPENING ANALYSIS: Help set goals for any new stores pre-opening, and provide sales recap support post-opening
Miscellaneous Allocation, Planning, Merchandising, Field Strategy Support:
- In addition to the above, we will look to leverage your superior analytical skills where appropriate to help support miscellaneous MP&A research projects
YES? GREAT! NOW…
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
- 2 years of experience in retail, finance or data-focused analytical role.
- Store Planning, Allocation, Retail Planning, or Merchandising experience a plus
- Bachelor's Degree
- Business acumen:
- Fundamentals with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Strong foundation in Retail Math
- Analytical background/understanding
- Strong foundation with translating large data sets into digestible and actionable takeaways
- Detail-oriented and ability to multi-task and prioritize various projects
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Salary : $75,000 - $87,000
