Merch Planner Pets (Minneapolis)

Target; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 73,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a Merchandise Planner to join our Planning organization in Minneapolis. You will forecast seasonal demand, analyze checkpoints, and provide the financial guidance that links Merchandising and Supply Chain to drive optimal inventory and profitability.

You will lead open-to-buy decisions, validate forecast accuracy, and translate data into actionable insights for cross-functional teams and vendors. This role requires a four-year degree and 2–6 years merchandising experience.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 2–6 years of relevant experience
• 3+ years of Merchandising experience
• Strong strategic, financial, and analytical skills; can translate data into insights
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams
• Flexible, resilient and comfortable working in changing environments

Responsibilities

• Forecast and analyze holiday and seasonal performance to inform inventory
• Serve as a financial link between Merchandising and Supply Chain
• Lead open-to-buy processes and category investment decisions
• Conduct root-cause analysis for supply-demand variations
• Develop in-season decision support and assortment planning
• Communicate implications to vendors and cross-functional teams

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Data-driven insights

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Experience with merchandising

Education

Four-year degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The pay range is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

A role in Planning means being in charge of the financials and forecasting for one of Target’s businesses. Here, you’ll conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports and provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work to ensure that product supports projected sales. Acting as the hub between Merchandising and Supply Chain, you will create a financial link between these two essential groups and have a voice in some of the most important decisions from a financial strategy standpoint.

As a Merchandise Planner, you’ll provide in-season decision support, collaborate on assortment planning, recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles, and lead demand forecasting. You’ll support the divisional strategy through your category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors. You will head up the open-to-buy process and decide on category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments. You will conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support “chase-cancel” decisions and communicate implications to vendors. You’ll conduct scenario planning, build unit plans, and lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments. A large part of your role will be to interpret forecast results and conduct “what if?” analysis to guide your go-forward recommendations. You will validate the unit promo planning forecast, drive maintenance, risk analysis and decision-making by the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence. And you’ll run event forecast creation and flow, analyzing item lifecycles and driving recommendations on end-of-season management.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 2-6 years of relevant experience
• 3+ years of Merchandising experience
• Strong strategic, financial, and analytical skills; can easily translate data from an array of sources into insights and recommendations
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams
• Flexible, resilient and comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing

This position will require in office presence in downtown Minneapolis Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week, while working from on home on Friday will be an option. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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