Merchandise Planner

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New Jersey is seeking a results-driven retail planning professional to lead on-air sales strategies, pricing, and category performance across assigned channels. You will collaborate with planning partners, strategize promotions, and optimize show-specific and item-level results.

The role emphasizes productivity maximization, assortment planning, and leveraging retail analytics to maximize exposures and margins in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing Analytics, Merchandising, Business or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in retail or related field.
• Knowledge of the retail industry to develop ideas and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize on-air sales and productivity maximization.
• Script assigned shows for all channels according to scripting guidelines, basing decisions around productivity guidelines.
• Work with planning partners across all channels.
• Strategize items to maximize selling exposures, including identification and execution of reorders.
• Participate in seasonal planning, quarterly planning and assortment planning for assigned categories.
• Identify and react to promotional opportunities.
• Price product, manage markdowns and manage category margin to the assigned goal.
• Analyze show / item performance and recommend/initiate next actions.
• Monitor and advise on programming adjustments across all channels.

Skills

On-Air Sales Strategy

Retail Analytics

Scripting

Pricing

Markdown Management

Sales Analysis

Merchandising

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing Analytics

Bachelor's degree in Merchandising

Bachelor's degree in Business

Job description

• Prioritize on-air sales and productivity maximization
• Script assigned shows for all channels according to scripting guidelines, basing decisions around productivity guidelines
• Work with planning partners across all channels
• Strategize items to maximize selling exposures, including identification and execution of reorders
• Participate in seasonal planning, quarterly planning and assortment planning for assigned categories
• Identify and react to promotional opportunities
• Price product, manage markdowns and manage category margin to the assigned goal
• Analyze show / item performance and recommend/initiate next actions
• Monitor and advise on programming adjustments across all channels

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required in Marketing analytics, Merchandising, Business, or relevant field
• 3+ years of experience
• knowledge of the retail industry to develop ideas, build strategies and achieve the needed results for the assigned category of business

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in on-air sales strategy, productivity maximization, and retail analytics. Proficient in scripting, pricing, and performance analysis to drive category success and optimize promotional opportunities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• On-Air Sales Strategy
• Retail Industry Knowledge
• Productivity Maximization
• Performance Analysis
• Category Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Scripting
• Pricing
• Markdown Management
• Sales Analysis
• Merchandising

Soft Skills

• Strategic Thinking
• Collaboration
• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing Analytics
• Bachelor's Degree in Merchandising
• Bachelor's Degree in Business

Industry Keywords

• Retail Industry
• Promotional Opportunities
• Seasonal Planning
• Quarterly Planning
• Assortment Planning