Senior Merchandise Planner — Omnichannel Forecast & Strategy

Signet Jewelers Limited; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Signet Jewelers Limited, parent to Jared, Kay Jewelers, and Zales, seeks a seasoned Merchandise Planning professional in Akron, OH to lead pre-season and in-season plans, own MFP systems, and drive omnichannel inventory strategies across store and ecommerce channels.

You will partner with Buyers and SKU Planners to analyze SKU performance, develop pricing, promotions, and inventory strategies, while guiding teams with a focus on sales, margins, and GMROI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of merchandise planning, inventory management, forecasting, allocation, or retail planning experience.
• Strong understanding of Sales, Margin, Inventory Turnover, GMROI, and OTB.
• Experience within an omnichannel retail environment.
• Advanced Excel, planning systems, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of pre-season sales, margin, inventory, and receipt plans at the Subclass level with guidance from Director and Finance targets.
• Develop and execute category strategies aligned to annual financial plans.
• Reconcile top-down financial targets with bottom-up merchandise plans.
• Own in-season forecasting and reforecasting processes.
• Maintain ownership of Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) systems.
• Conduct monthly OTB reviews and manage order placement to ensure affordability.
• Review monthly SKU-level sales and purchase forecasting with the SKU Planner.
• Develop and manage omnichannel inventory strategies that support Store, Ecommerce, and Flex Fulfillment demand.
• Lead assortment reviews, line reviews, and LRPs development and presentations.
• Partner with the SKU Planner and Buyers to analyze SKU-level performance and develop pricing, promotional, and inventory strategies.
• Provide cross-functional leadership, coaching, mentoring, and process improvements.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory management

Retail planning

Omnichannel retail

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Economics, or related field

Tools

Excel

Planning systems

Presentation skills

Job description

Signet Jewelers Limited, parent to Jared, Kay Jewelers, and Zales, seeks a seasoned Merchandise Planning professional in Akron, OH to lead pre-season and in-season plans, own MFP systems, and drive omnichannel inventory strategies across store and ecommerce channels.

You will partner with Buyers and SKU Planners to analyze SKU performance, develop pricing, promotions, and inventory strategies, while guiding teams with a focus on sales, margins, and GMROI.