Regional Planner

Five Below; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Below in the United States is seeking a Regional Planner to drive profitable sales growth by partnering with Planning, Merchandising, Logistics, Store Operations and the Field. You will deliver deep analysis to optimize inventory, align with merchandising strategy, and meet sales and margin goals.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years in merchandise planning or allocation, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office; Power BI and Oracle/JDA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; minimum of 2 years of experience in Merchandise Buying, Allocation or Planning.
• Strong Retail Math acumen.
• Excellent Computer skills, proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Knowledge of the functionality of the retail industry and various products in the market.
• Power BI knowledge is a plus.
• Proficient in Oracle planning system and JDA Allocation is strongly desired.
• Team-oriented with data-driven decision making.
• Works well under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking and active listening skills.
• Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently.
• Entrepreneurial spirit to drive localized sales.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Manager of Regional Planning on special projects to drive sales regionally.
• Execute regional data analysis, validate analytic results, and recommend data-driven strategies to improve and maintain trends that focus on regional impacts (i.e. weather, economic conditions).
• Work ranges from tactical execution, analytical data analysis, preparation and population of reports, and interpretation/summary of findings.
• Aid in developing hind-sighting processes and metrics to measure Store Planning effectiveness.
• Aid in delivering new methods of store planning business analysis, process improvement, system efficiencies, and performance measurement to achieve work objectives.
• Ensure timely communication of key timelines, deliverables, and expectations to cross-functional team members.
• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strategize, develop, and manage sales and margin opportunities.
• Participate in Company initiatives to evolve the Inventory Management, Store Planning and Logistics organization.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, lead meetings, support training and documentation and delivery for Store Planning team.
• Analyze sales at key location/clusters.
• Review, identify, and determine proper course of action to maximize sales, gross margin and inventory goals.
• Evaluate current trends to adjust future plans, adjust inventory and order strategy.
• Collaborate with Buyer and Planner to create optimal location level allocations and establish store grade assortments based on key analytics.
• Provide input to Sales, Merchandising and Supply Planning organizations in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products and product phase-outs.
• Create, maintain, analyze weekly/monthly sales and inventory reports.

Skills

Retail math

Analytical thinking

Communication

Presentation

Teamwork

Decision making

Organizational skills

MS Office

Power BI

Oracle planning

JDA Allocation

Adaptability

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Oracle planning

JDA Allocation

Job description

At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 27,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in. It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Regional Planner will be responsible for driving profitable sales growth through partnering with Planning, Merchandising, Logistics, Store Operations and the Field. This role will deliver deep analysis and actionable insight focused on the product and location intersection that maximize return on investment. Primary focus will be on ensuring that total store inventory levels reflect the merchandising strategy and are allocated properly to meet or exceed sales, comp, gross margin and inventory goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Minimum of 2 years of experience in Merchandise Buying, Allocation or Planning
• Strong Retail Math acumen
• Excellent Computer skills, proficient in MS Office Suite
• Knowledge of the functionality of the retail industry and various products in the market
• Knowledge of Power BI is a plus
• Proficient in Oracle planning system and JDA Allocation is strongly desired
• Should have the aptitude of working in a team and making decisions based on study and evaluation
• Works well under pressure
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Strong presentation skills
• Strategic thinking and active listening skills
• Flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently
• Entrepreneurial spirit to drive localized sales

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Manager of Regional Planning on special projects to drive sales regionally
• Execute regional data analysis, validate analytic results, and recommend data-driven strategies to improve and maintain trends that focus on regional impacts (i.e. weather, economic conditions)
• Work ranges from tactical execution, analytical data analysis, preparation and population of reports, and interpretation/summary of findings
• Aid in developing hind-sighting processes and metrics to measure Store Planning effectiveness
• Aid in delivering new methods of store planning business analysis, process improvement, system efficiencies, and performance measurement to achieve work objectives
• Ensure timely communication of key timelines, deliverables, and expectations to cross-functional team members
• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strategize, develop, and manage sales and margin opportunities
• Participate in Company initiatives to evolve the Inventory Management, Store Planning and Logistics organization
• Prepare and deliver presentations, lead meetings, support training and documentation and delivery for Store Planning team
• Analyze sales at key location/clusters
• Review, identify, and determine proper course of action to maximize sales, gross margin and inventory goals
• Evaluate current trends to adjust future plans, adjust inventory and order strategy
• Collaborate with Buyer and Planner to create optimal location level allocations and establish store grade assortments based on key analytics
• Provide input to Sales, Merchandising and Supply Planning organizations in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products and product phase-outs
• Create, maintain, analyze weekly/monthly sales and inventory reports

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