Sr Planner, Omni Merchandise Planning, GS Kids

Gap Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. is seeking a Manager, Merchandise Planning to join their Inventory Management team. This role involves driving financial strategy for product categories, collaborating with merchandising, and utilizing strong analytical skills to forecast and plan effectively. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for retail and a collaborative mindset to enhance customer experience while meeting financial targets.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and storytelling skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize effectively.
• Demonstrated strong listening and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate financial and product strategies.
• Create preseason sales and inventory plans.
• Identify risks and opportunities to achieve financial goals.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Business acumen

Collaboration

Job description

About the Role

In this role you will be a part of the Inventory Management team that brings the financial strategy of our product vision to life by managing the largest financial asset of the company: our product itself. As Manager, Merchandise Planning, you and your team will drive the success of one or more product categories by creating a financial roadmap and marrying it to brand strategy and customer needs. You are passionate about using your qualitative and quantitative skillset in a fashion retail environment and find joy and creativity in forecasting and financial planning. You are curious, innovative, and focused on executing an amazing customer experience while delivering/exceeding financial targets. Strong analytical and storytelling skills will serve you well, and a collaborative mindset is a must.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with Merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities by division and department

• Create preseason sales, gross margin and inventory plans by division and department that support product strategies

• Identify risks and opportunities to business and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals

• Present financial forecast and supporting action plans in open to buy meeting

• Develop and communicate department level markdown recommendations and strategies, as well as financial results and forecasts to manager and cross functional team on a weekly basis

• Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge and Create an innovating, results oriented environment

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross functional team (Merchandising, Visual, Production, Distribution, Planning and Company Planning), sharing best practices and ways of working

Who You Are

• Must love Excel, technical skills, and be systems savvy

• Believe in the Power of Team; builds constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners

• Possess strong business acumen and strategic agility, able to handle many projects simultaneously while effectively prioritizing workload

• Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills, able to present ideas and directions that rally others to action

• Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions

About the company

Gap Inc. is the largest specialty retailer in the United States, and is 3rd in total international locations, behind Inditex Group and H&M. As of September 2008, the company has approximately 135,000 employees and operates 3,727 stores worldwide, of which 2,406 are located in the U.S.

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