Junior Planner

Loblaw Companies Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Joe Fresh in Canada is seeking a Junior Merchandise Planner for a 12-month contract to build and maintain a merchandise plan that aligns with financial and product strategies. You will participate in in-season management to maximize sales and GM, working closely with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has a university/college degree and 2+ years of planning experience, along with strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• University/College degree.
• 2+ years of planning/allocation experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a merchandise plan aligned to financial and product strategies.
• Lead quarterly Buy sign-off processes.
• Manage OTB and forecast with pricing, promos, and product factors.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for pre-season and in-season targets.
• Analyze inventory and drive actions like promotions and markdowns.
• Oversee seasonal exit strategies and end-of-life processes.
• Maintain weekly reporting and performance analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Planning experience

Team collaboration

Education

University/College degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Founded in 2006, Joe Fresh is a leading source for modern style and accessible design, offering comprehensive lifestyle collections for men, women and children. Joe Fresh delivers quality and compelling value in categories spanning apparel, accessories, and footwear. Joe Fresh collections are polished and sophisticated, with a focus on essential designs that appeal to a broad range of style-savvy consumers. With more than 350 Joe Fresh departments from coast to coast, the Joe fresh network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness, and inclusivity. We are looking for innovative, hardworking, and collaborative team members for our Joe Fresh team. Join our team in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing.Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Job Description

Junior Planner - 12 Month Contract Role.

Job Summary:

• The Planning team is looking for a Junior Merchandise Planner who will build and maintain a Merchandise plan that will meet financial and product strategies while contributing to the pre-season and in-season management of a category. This role will be part of ongoing in-season strategy and financial plans to maximize sales and GM.

Responsibilities:

• Build an accurate merchandise plan that will meet financial and category strategies.
• Play a key role in quarterly Buy sign off process.
• Manage OTB and build accurate financial forecasts by while incorporating all the pricing, promotional, and product factors.
• Partner with cross functional teams to align on achieving optimal results for both Pre-Season and In-Season Targets.
• Analyze and recommend key actions to support maximum inventory performance, i.e promotions, markdowns.
• Manage seasonal exit strategies and end of life product process.
• Maintain weekly reporting, performance management, postmortem analysis.

Qualifications:

• University/College degree.
• 2+ years of relevant Planning/allocation experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of advanced spreadsheet applications using Excel software.
• Thrive in the face of change with a strong sense of urgency.
• Challenge the status quo by contributing impactful ideas and solutions.
• Build partnerships and prioritize collaboration.
• Be proactive and flexible team player.

How You’ll Succeed:
At Joe Fresh, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment.

Joe Fresh recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$68,000.00 - $93,500.00 / 68.000,00$ - 93.500,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.