Merchandise Planner, Nylon/Folk

The Guitar Center Company; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guitar Center Company is hiring a Merchandise Planner for their Nylon/Folk category. This role includes leading financial and inventory strategies, managing a team, and ensuring optimal stock levels across all sales channels. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in business or merchandising and experience in inventory management.

Qualifications

• 4 years relevant work experience required.
• 3 years of experience leading others.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial and inventory strategy for a category.
• Control purchase order activity to maximize sales.
• Collaborate with merchants to drive market share events.

Skills

Financial forecasting

Inventory management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Merchandising/Supply Chain

Job description

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The Merchandise Planner leads the financial and inventory strategy for a category or set of subcategories, in collaboration with the category managers, across all channels and brands. The Planner ensures that item level forecasts and supply strategies drive sales, margin and turn to meet financial goals. The Planner manages an inventory analyst and builds entry level talent to become future leaders. They will be a student of their business looking to maximize opportunities, manage product life cycle in conjunction with merchants to avoid aging and liable product. They will ensure best in class in-stocks online and in store and will perform regular SKU rationalization. They will monitor order flow to stay on time and on budget. They will be critical to the Open to Buy process.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Reviews item level forecasts and order proposals to drive sales and GMROI
• Control purchase order activity to maximize sales and stay on budget
• Collaborate with merchants to drive key market share events and promotions across channels with accurate sales and supply forecasts.
• Provides roll up of forecasts and purchases to contribute to in season planning process and the open to buy.
• Creates Omni channel strategy to drive sales, margin and turn for a complex retailer with stores, multiple websites and call centers for subcategories and key items.
• Maintains the planning system with accurate parameters to improve forecast accuracy, receipt flow and performance of algorithms.
• Manages and develops Inventory Analyst to resolve purchase order dates, shortages, overages and problem shipment resolution and e-commerce backorders. Prepares them for future career at GC.
• Supports Director of planning in building assortment parameters for a subcategory to balance customer needs by segment, price point and ensuring powerful presentations.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Tojoinourband,you'llneedthefollowingexperience:

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Business, Merchandising/ Supply Chain OR 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 4 years of relevant work experience
• 3 years of experience leading others.

Pay Rate: $75,000- $105,000/ annually depending on background and experience.

The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors. The pay range(s) listed are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations

About Guitar Center

Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging our teammates to find their own individual sound. We strive to craft lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable happiness that comes from playing an instrument. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion.

Whyjoinus?

With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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