Merchandise Financial Planner

Dollar Tree Stores; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending account

Life and disability insurance benefits

401k plan

PTO

Paid holidays annually

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Dollar Tree Stores is seeking a business manager for the category team to translate the merchant’s strategy into viable, profitable plans. The role centers on creating and maintaining merchandise financial plans, conducting financial analysis, and managing OTB.

You will influence category strategy inputs, define assortment approaches, and guide teams to achieve financial objectives across banners, channels, and countries.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Market and trend analysis experience.
• Detail oriented with knowledge of retail math.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Merchandise financial planning experience preferred.
• Hardlines retail planning or merchandising experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop merchandise financial plans by banners, channel, and country to the sub-department level.
• Conduct weekly and monthly financial analysis (OTB) and report trends.
• Contribute to assortment definition and product selection to meet category objectives.
• Provide financial guidance to replenishment and allocation functions.
• Guide product development, assortment, and item plan alignment with financial goals.
• Analyze actual performance vs. plan and forecast variances.
• Propose actions to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial skills

Retail math

Multi-tasking

Merchandise financial planning

Hardlines retail planning

Education

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

Job description

The principal purpose of this position is to serve as the business manager for the category team and translate the merchant’s strategy and vision into viable plans and profitable results. Central to the role is developing and maintaining the merchandise financial plans to the sub-department and class level, including all financial analysis and OTB management.

About the Role

Providing input to the Category Director and Category Merchants to define category strategy.

Responsibilities

• Liable for developing merchandise financial plans by banners, channel, and country to the sub-department level.
• Accountable for financial analysis in weekly and monthly performance reviews (OTB), analyzing and reporting on current trends in financial performance and managing category inventory levels against targets.
• Responsible for providing input to the development of the assortment definition and product selection to support the category objectives.
• Granting financial guidance to the Replenishment Analyst and Allocator to achieve the proper inventory levels required by location to achieve financial objectives.
• Granting financial guidance to product development, assortment and item plans, and store clustering, ensuring alignment to financial goals.
• Analyzing actual business performance relative to plans and trends, reporting variances to plan and forecast future expected results.
• Responsible for proposing action plans to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA / BS / BFA) or equivalent.
• 3-6 years of related experience.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Market and trend analysis experience.
• Detail oriented with knowledge of retail math.
• Strong ability to work in multi-task and fast-paced environment.
• Merchandise financial planning experience preferred.
• Hardlines retail planning or merchandising experience preferred.

Pay range and compensation package

Start Rate = $66,000 to $78,500 based on experience plus 20% bonus and equity.

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• a flexible spending account
• life and disability insurance benefits
• a 401k plan
• PTO
• paid holidays annually
• an employee stock purchase plan

Equal Opportunity Statement

The company is committed to diversity and inclusivity.