Regional Planner

Five Below; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Below is seeking a Regional Planner to drive profitable regional sales by partnering with Planning, Merchandising, Logistics, Store Operations and the Field. The role analyzes product-location intersections to optimize inventory and align with merchandising strategy, aiming to maximize ROI and meet sales, gross margin and inventory goals.

The position emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional teamwork, and robust communication to deliver timely insights and strategies that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with deep knowledge of merchandising principles.
• Minimum 2 years in Merchandise Buying, Allocation or Planning.
• Strong retail math and analytical skills.
• Excellent computer skills; proficient with MS Office.
• Power BI knowledge is a plus.
• Familiarity with Oracle planning system and JDA Allocation preferred.
• Ability to work in a team and make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking and active listening in cross-functional settings.
• Flexible and capable in a fast-paced environment.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and independently productive.
• Entrepreneurial mindset to drive localized sales.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Regional Planning Manager on special projects to drive regional sales.
• Run regional data analyses, validate results, and propose data-driven strategies.
• Handle tactical execution, analytics, reporting, and findings summaries.
• Assist in developing hind-sighting metrics to measure store planning effectiveness.
• Support new methods for store planning analytics, process improvements, and efficiencies.
• Ensure timely communication of timelines and expectations across teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize sales and margin opportunities.
• Contribute to initiatives evolving Inventory Management, Store Planning, and Logistics.
• Prepare and deliver presentations; lead meetings and training for Store Planning.
• Analyze sales by location; identify actions to maximize sales, margins and inventory.
• Review trends to adjust inventory and ordering strategies.
• Work with Buyers to create optimal allocations and store grade assortments.
• Provide input on inventory strategies for existing items, new products and phase-outs.
• Create, maintain, and analyze weekly/monthly sales and inventory reports.

Skills

Bachelor's Degree

Merchandise Planning

Retail Math

MS Office Proficiency

Power BI

Oracle/JDA

Team Collaboration

Work Under Pressure

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Strategic Thinking

Adaptability

Detail Orientation

Entrepreneurial Spirit

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:

TheRegionalPlanner willbe responsible fordriving profitable sales growth through partnering with Planning, Merchandising, Logistics, StoreOperationsand 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 areallocatedproperly to meet or exceed sales, comp, grossmarginand inventory goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’sDegree

• Minimum of2 yearsofexperience 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 andvarious products in the market

• Knowledge ofPower BI is a plus

• Proficient in Oracle planning systemand JDA Allocationis strongly desired

• Should have the aptitude of working in a team andmaking 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

• Executeregionaldata analysis,validateanalytic results, and recommend data-driven strategies to improve andmaintaintrends that focus onregional 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

• Ensuretimelycommunication of key timelines, deliverables, and expectations to cross-functional team members

• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strategize, develop, and managesales 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 forStorePlanning team.

• Analyze sales at keylocation/clusters. Review,identify, anddeterminepropercourse of action to maximize sales, grossmarginand inventory goals.

• Evaluate current trends to adjustfuture plans, adjustinventoryand order strategy.

• Collaborate with Buyer and Planner to createoptimallocation level allocations andestablishstore grade assortments based on key analytics.

• Provide input to Sales, Merchandising and Supply Planning organizations in developing inventory strategies on existing items, newproductsand product phase-outs.

• Create,maintain, analyze weekly/monthly sales and inventory reports

Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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