What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandise Assistant Planning Associate position at Software Resources?
Software Resources has an immediate, long term contract job opportunity for a Merchandise Assistant Planning Associate with a major corporation in Kissimmee, FL.
Location : 4 days per week onsite in Orlando area office. Onsite, Monday-Thursday
Education : Preferred Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, Merchandise Planning, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
Important skills to have :
1) Support department to plan merchandise purchase orders
2) Excel
Team handles the ordering of supplies / financial side of business to order items.
Entry level position, clerical in nature. Must know how to manipulate numbers, someone detail oriented, thorough.
Description :
- Support Merchandise Planner to develop item / category assortment plans that will improve sales and profitable returns on inventory levels. Communicate add / drop assortment changes to help advise future orders.
- Review weekly sales performance and communicate recommendations to drive business performance.
- Support leader with business insight and analytics to optimize in-season opportunities and minimize liability.
- Partner with Merchandise Assistant to ensure all product releases are delivered on time and communicate any concerns immediately.
- Partner with Location Strategy & Allocation to confirm all in-stock items are accurately set up and selling in all intended locations.
- Assist in the preparation of presentations for leadership to outline program performance and future strategies
- Proactively manage Planning tasks such as RTVs and price changes.
- Identify stock concerns and proactively communicate action plans.
- See opportunities to improve store performance through assortment changes.
- Assist Planner and / or Planning Manager with special projects, as needed.
- Support leader to achieve all financial objectives.
- Understand and apply all tools to analyze business performance.
- Walk stores regularly.
Basic Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
Required Education :
Bachelors, or equivalent work experience
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