What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandise Planner position at Randstad Enterprise?
Within center demand planning, the global size analytic team is dedicated to understanding product selling at the size level across all brands, categories, genders, channels, and customers. Given the size-intensive nature of the product we sell and the complex network of points of sale, understanding our performance at a size and store level is important to the success. The Size Planning team works cross-functionally and is driven by data to build accurate size profiles and size strategies to maximize revenues through optimized investment.
The Sr. Planner, LSA Sizing will be the key point person for all sizing activities for the Americas region (US, Canada, Mexico). This role will own the size level production signal and is responsible for the strategic direction of the size forecast including risk and opportunity identification and action. You will coordinate key strategic initiatives in both strategy and process. You will work cross-functionally across the organization to support and drive the sizing inputs and perspectives that achieve the broader company goals.
Key responsibilities:
- Identify, analyze, and manage regional-level size strategies and direction, identify opportunities and risks, trends and efficiencies
- Generate size profiles using SAS and tool extensions for designated product segments and locations
- Drive data-based size decisions (size offering and profiles) to maximize inventory investment returns –Identify, analyze, communicate, influence, deliver
- Communicate & partner with cross-functional teams (Merchandising, Sales, Allocation, Inventory Management, and Merchandise Planning teams) to drive productive size grid strategy
- Gain product and area-specific knowledge to provide analysis, expertise, recommendations on size offerings and to support key business decisions
- Respond to ad hoc sizing requests based on business needs, including size grid changes, size-out investigation
- Coordinate activities and timelines to align with the GTM process and planning milestones; Communicate key sizing deliverables and timing cross-functionally including follow-ups
- Subject-matter-expert on all sizing tools
- Support users on sizing tools and systems –training, dates
- Own all size signal deliverables and size profile accuracy
- Review and validate the machine learning size profile and provide input to data scientists to enhance the machine learning model
- Participate in UAT to facilitate the development of a digital sizing tool
About You
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Economics, Communications, or related field
- 3-5 years of merchandise retailing experience or demonstrated abilities in merchandise planning
- Excellent communication and analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and a high degree of ownership
- High proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel and can embrace and learn technical applications quickly - MUST HAVE
- Skillful in data visualization and storytelling to present ideas efficiently
- A medium level of proficiency in Tableau, and Power BI and a basic understanding of (nice to have) SQL, and Python will be an advantage
- Strong ability to communicate and present ideas and direction to others; Interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data
- Build strong relationships with a diverse group of partners, and win as a team
- Demonstrate strong listening, written, and oral communication skills
