Manager, Assortment Planning

Dollar Tree Stores; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans with matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Educational Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

PerkSpot discounts

Job summary

Dollar Tree Stores is seeking a Manager of Assortment Planning at our corporate office to guide and train assortment planners, drive sales and margin, and establish optimal assortments by dept, category, and subcategory.

You will lead the assortment team, partner with Merchandising and Inventory Management, and ensure alignment with top-down financial plans, while reinforcing space and presentation standards across categories.

Qualifications

• Experience managing at least 3-5 direct reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in BA/BS/BFA or equivalent.
• Assortment planning or merchandising background.
• Understanding of key retail operations (merchandising, store operations, logistics, finance, information systems, planning).
• Proven and successful experience in creating and presenting item plans.
• Ability to consolidate, analyze, and communicate data into actionable direction.
• Ability to drive business decisions based on data to improve sales, profit and assortment efficiencies.
• Proven ability to lead others and work in a team environment.
• Strong organizational skills and analytical ability.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to train, manage, and motivate direct reports.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Training best practices and standardized processes for assortment planning.
• Cluster establishment by category and SKU management per category/cluster.
• Determining minimum presentation quantities for SKU/cluster.
• Overseeing total SKU receipt quantities and flow by cluster.
• Analyzing premarket data and using planning tools.
• Partnering with Merchant to guide category/product direction and sales plans.
• Collaborating with Inventory Management to ensure smooth receipt flow.
• Aligning plans with Merchandise Planning and corporate financial strategy.
• Participating in Category Level Merchandise Strategy Reviews and monthly performance reviews.
• Leading the Assortment Planning organization and driving space/presentation standards.

Skills

Direct report management

Assortment planning

Merchandising

Retail operations

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication

Training & mentoring

Organization

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS/BFA) or equivalent

Job description

Overview

As a Manager, Assortment Planning at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll provide guidance, direction, and training to assortment planners to drive sales and margin by establishing appropriate assortments by dept, category, and/or subcategory.

Responsibilities

• Training best practices and standardized processes for assortment planning, including but not limited to:
• Cluster establishment by category
• Number of SKUs per category
• Number of SKUs per category per cluster
• Minimum presentation quantities for SKU / cluster
• Total SKU receipt quantities and flow by cluster
• Analysis for premarket
• Asst planning tool usage
• Tying back to the top-down merchandise financial plan to the Department and Category level, which ties to corporate financial strategy and financial plans
• Overseeing the training and development of the Assortment Planning organization
• Implementing strategy to incorporate space and presentation standards into assortment process
• Partnering closely with Merchant partners to understand/drive category/product direction and sales plans
• Partnering with Inventory Management team to ensure receipt flow generated from assortment planning is smooth across weeks
• Partnering with Merchandise Planning to ensure plans and inventory management activities are aligned
• Participating in Category Level Merchandise Strategy Reviews
• Participating in the monthly performance review process

Requirements

• Experience managing at least 3-5 direct reports
• Bachelor’s degree (BA / BS / BFA) or equivalent
• Assortment planning or merchandising background
• Relevant experience and understanding of key retail operations, such as Merchandising, Store Operations, Logistics, Finance, Information Systems, and Planning
• Proven and successful experience in the creation and presentation of item plans
• Ability to consolidate, analyze, and communicate data into actionable direction
• Ability to drive business decisions based on numerous data to drive sales, profit, and product assortment efficiencies, supporting business objectives
• Proven ability to lead others and function effectively in a team environment
• Possesses strong organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to train, manage, and motivate direct reports
• Excellent communication skills

Compensation and Benefits

Start Rate = $105,000-$118,000 based on experience plus 20% bonus and equity.

We offer a wide variety of rewards to support your health, wealth, and mental well‑being. In addition to medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance, we offer:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with matching contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Educational Assistance
• Access to PerkSpot, an employee discount platform for goods and services
• And much more!

Dollar Tree is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, which appear in the job description for this position, and which may be amended from time to time at the discretion of Dollar Tree. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.

Please note, this job description is not a contract of employment and may be modified to meet evolving business needs. Employment at Dollar Tree, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.

Full time

500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320