Job Requirements

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Build financial sales, gross margin and inventory plans at a weekly level Plan and forecast sales and margin by department and class. Create sales and margin forecasts by period and week.
• Develop forecasts and scenarios by utilizing category and class trends, seasonality, ad schedules, new plano-grams (POG)/new item introductions, seasonal selling periods, and promotional events.
• Present results to management for input and approval.
• Generate variance to plan and forecast reports for sales, margin, and inventory by week, period, and quarter.
• Produce margin and productivity analysis at the category, class and SKU level as needed.      
• Collaborate with inventory partners to ensure inventory plans and forecasts align with merchandise strategy
• Partner and share information and analysis with cross functional teams to ensure alignment and foster collaboration.
• Participate in all operational meetings with business partners where results and analytics are presented for use in the tactical decision-making process.
• Identify and communicate any sales, margin, and inventory risks and opportunities that may affect goals of department to management.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with merchants (both retail and web) and inventory planning.
• Reforecast business in-season based on current performance, present revised projections and recommendations to cross functional partners and senior leadership
• Develop, consolidate and communicate a comprehensive pre-season planning strategy that identifies opportunities and risks in all areas of responsibility
• Strategize, develop and present seasonal key item plans that support sales and GM goals
• Ensure promotional effectiveness and make future recommendations
• Manage in=season performance and make markdown or chase recommendations
• Identify and communicate potential inventory liabilities and drive appropriate actions to resolution
• Partner with cross-functional teams to communicate division level financial merchandising plans and merchandise strategies to support the financial objectives
• Work with Merchandising Team to develop promotional strategies to maximize profitability
• Participate in:
  • All aspects of line building process with Merchandising Lead or participate in department projects to improve systems or efficiencies
  • Development of processes that build efficiencies and streamline work streams

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in finance, business preferred or equivalent experience
• 4-6 years experience in retail and finance; merchandise planning and/or buying/merchandising preferred
• Experience in high volume, fast paced, retail environment
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities effectively
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence multiple partners on business decisions and able to troubleshoot issues for best possible resolution.
• Strong analytical skills – ability to analyze and understand quantitative data
• General business acumen: should be able to understand the big picture and how tasks align to it
• Intermediate to expert technical skill proficiency (PC-based) using functions in Excel – v-lookups, pivot tables, etc.

Expected Salary Range: $80,440 - 100,550

The salary range offered for this position is a good faith description of the expected salary range this role will pay. PCHI reserves the right to pay more or less than the stated range based on a variety of factors such as experience, geography, etc.