Senior Retail Planning & Insights Strategist

J.Jill; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

401(k) match and tuition reimbursement

Health benefits (medical, dental, vis​

Paid time off

Office amenities

Associate discounts

Discount marketplace

Resource groups

Job summary

J.Jill in Quincy, MA seeks a Senior Planner responsible for the full financial management of assigned categories, including creating financial and merchandise plans, forecasting sales and inventory, and identifying opportunities to improve profitability.

You will partner with merchandising, allocation, and sourcing teams to reforecast, plan seasonal basics, and analyze performance across season, category, and item levels. Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in retail planning are required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of financially astute business management
• Expertise in retail math with strong analytical skills and learning agility
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to identify and clearly communicate business opportunities and risks (analytical and data reasoning)
• Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with cross functional team
• Good organization and workload prioritization skills
• Proficient in planning systems and Microsoft Office
• Proven process of improvement and problem solving

Responsibilities

• Creates monthly financial plans at the category level for fiscal time periods
• Presents Reforecast of sales, gross margin, and inventory at Monthly Business Meetings (MBR)
• Plans all Seasonal Basics and Fashion styles by choice
• Reforecasts all Basic and Seasonal Basic Key Items for all choices (sales, margin, inventory)
• Partners with Allocation on all basic stock replenishment (order quantity by style, color, and size)
• Partners with Sourcing on all basic receipt shifts based on sales trends
• Recaps end of season performance at season, category, and style levels for merchandise buy period
• Conducts daily, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal sales reporting
• Responsible for higher level analysis projects as needed for the business
• Merchant and Planner relationships are critical to the success of the business, so high level of collaboration is a must
• Connectivity to the product and creating product relationships versus history is important

Skills

Financial management

Retail math

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Planning systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

J.Jill in Quincy, MA seeks a Senior Planner responsible for the full financial management of assigned categories, including creating financial and merchandise plans, forecasting sales and inventory, and identifying opportunities to improve profitability.

You will partner with merchandising, allocation, and sourcing teams to reforecast, plan seasonal basics, and analyze performance across season, category, and item levels. Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in retail planning are required.