Retail Planning Analyst - Inventory & Growth

Bloomingdale's, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance

Job summary

Bloomingdale’s, LLC is seeking an Associate Planner to partner with the Director of Planning in developing location-specific financial plans and vendor strategies. You will manage total business across stores and online channels, using analytics to optimize inventory, forecast sales, and drive sales and profitability for your assigned region.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, strategic, and collaborative, with 2-3 years of analytical experience and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 2 - 3 years Relevant analytical experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, write, and interpret documents such as reports and procedure manuals
• Minimum of average mathematical skills, including the ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages
• Highly analytical, strategic, and able to identify data trends and present risks and opportunities
• Ability to manage workflow independently and effectively with minimal direction
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple projects and be flexible in response to changing priorities
• Highly self-motivated with a proactive approach to work responsibilities
• Strong team player who leverages others to make better decisions
• Strong PC skills, particularly Excel (Vlookups, pivot tables, sumifs)

Responsibilities

• Provide independent and strategic recommendations to drive business outcomes
• Execute pre-season financial planning activities for a specific business unit, including creation of all department and vendor plans, VMT's, and daily sales and forecast plans
• Provide the Buyer with analytics and recommendations to support assortment decisions by channel and location
• Leverage analytics to guide merchants on strategies to drive opportunities and minimize risks for vendors
• Attend vendor meetings that relate to the planning function in order to negotiate location/ strategy plans; advocate for location distribution of brands, items, and expanded replenishment offering
• Perform quarterly hindsight analysis to inform future strategy
• Create pre-season daily sales plan by department and channel based on marketing calendar, holiday shifts, markdown, and promotion cadence
• Forecast daily sales and stocks by channel and location to support the ROF process
• Allocate product orders to maximize business by channel and location
• Where appropriate, determine fixture plans and capacities by door and brand, manage inventory levels to fulfill customer needs, and balance fixture needs with business needs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Bloomingdale’s, LLC is seeking an Associate Planner to partner with the Director of Planning in developing location-specific financial plans and vendor strategies. You will manage total business across stores and online channels, using analytics to optimize inventory, forecast sales, and drive sales and profitability for your assigned region.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, strategic, and collaborative, with 2-3 years of analytical experience and strong Excel skills.