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IM Planner, ON Sport - Mens and Boys at Gap | Swiftcruit
The Planner drives the creation, management and execution of allocation strategies and inventory plans that support the financial goals and product strategies for their area of responsibility.
What You'll Do
Evaluate inventory strategy and adjust to react to changes in in-season business.
Partner with manager to create and align seasonal allocation strategies that supports the inventory investment, and develop contingency plans to minimize risks
Forecast, track, and communicate inventory levels throughout product pipeline to ensure execution of strategies
Owns allocations, inventory and positioning for Vendor Managed Inventory/Basics including collaborating on receipts with cross functional team and vendors.
Shares out weekly and seasonal business review
Drive size and pack process to optimize inventory levels; use hindsight to build strategy to improve performance
Ability to evaluate financial indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results
Identifies, communicates and resolves inventory callouts, DC capacity constraints, or other business issues in a timely manner
Provide insight at milestones meetings and be a partner on solutions
Evaluate style performance and own inventory adjustments to support sales forecast in conjunction with marketing events and seasonality.
Assist with onboarding new team members
Who You Are
Possess and demonstrate expert analysis and problem-solving skills, driving for innovative approaches to meet objectives with speed and conviction
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well as part of a cross functional team
Comfortable with complex systems and large data sets
Experience in advanced Microsoft Excel
3+ years work experience, preferably in Allocation, Planning, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Stores
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with proficiency in retail math
