Associate Planner, Location Planning

Carter's Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Associate Planner in Location Planning, where your analytical mindset will drive product strategy and enhance the customer experience. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize store assortments, conduct productivity analyses, and support strategic initiatives. Your contributions will be key to maximizing productivity and achieving financial objectives. With a commitment to career development and a culture of inclusion, this is an exciting opportunity to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Career Development Programs

Mentorship Programs

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years in a corporate retail environment (buying, planning, finance).
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Optimize store-level assortments and deliver insights to shape the business.
• Conduct detailed box productivity reviews and analyze product performance.
• Support tactical and strategic decision-making with ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Problem-Solving

Inquisitive Mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Tableau

Anaplan

Job description

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Serving the needs of all families with young children,Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

How you’ll make an impact:

As an Associate Planner in Location Planning, you’ll play a vital role in driving product strategy by optimizing store-level assortments and delivering insights that shape the business. You’ll help determine store eligibility, conduct in-depth productivity analyses, and support pre-season planning through reporting and strategic insights. Your analytical mindset and strong collaboration skills will be essential as you partner across merchandising, planning, operation, and visual teams to execute both long-term initiatives and agile business solutions.

This role offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment where curiosity and adaptability are key. You’ll be central to initiatives that elevate the customer experience, maximize productivity, and support financial objectives.

Store Assortment Planning (50%)

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (merchandising, planning, visual) to determine store eligibility for each buy season, aligning with strategic and financial goals.
• Provide actionable recommendations on product assortment (choice counts), manage fixture requests and layout shifts, and validate store blueprints with visual teams.
• Support implementation and training for new assortment planning tools.
• Highlight key assortment and fixture updates that support financial performance.

Productivity Analysis (30%)

• Conduct detailed box productivity reviews at multiple levels to uncover insights and drive improvements for future seasons.
• Analyze product performance and recommend optimal solutions when facing space or fixture constraints.
• Deliver insightful analysis to cross-functional partners that supports growth initiatives, special projects, and evolving business needs.

Ad Hoc Analysis (20%)

• Conduct ad hoc analyses to support both tactical and strategic decision-making, offering clear direction and actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Partner with the Planning team to quantify the business impact of strategic initiatives and assortment changes.
• Streamline processes and enhance reporting efficiency by automating recurring reports and leveraging business intelligence tools such as Tableau.

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-2+ years in a corporate retail environment (e.g., retail buying, planning, finance, etc.)
• Strong Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Self-Starter, Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and draw actionable insights.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to analyze data to problem-solve across the organization
• Inquisitive mindset with a natural desire to learn explore new trends to drive business results

Preferred skills and experience:

• Tableau
• Experience with Anaplan or similar systems is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.

Our Team Members:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

Make a career at Carter’s:

• Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.