Support Center - IrvingThe Associate Merchandise Planner will be a key business partner with Category Manager and Category Director (CM/CD) to ensure achievement of department goals in terms of sales, gross margin and inventory.
Requirements
- Analysis: Provide CD/CM with analysis and recommendation to optimize sales, margin and inventory in season recommendations to optimize seasonal plans
- Ensure corporate inventory initiatives are included in dept strategies
- In season management and execution of basic assortment exit strategies for resets
- Partner with Financial Planner to develop and execute SKU rationalization goals
- Purchase Planning: Using MFP (Michaels Financial Planning) to create weekly sales, margin and inventory plans at subclass level for seasonal and trend programs
- Assortment Planning: Ensure assortments are completed within specific time frames
- Reset support: Develop and implement MD strategy following reset financial timeline
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- paid time off
- tuition assistance
- generous employee discounts