Target
SrMerchPlannerHomeCare
“Sr Merch Planner-Home Care at Target. Skills: financials, forecasting, assortment planning, demand forecasting, open-to-buy process, financial strategy. being in charge of the financials and forecasting for one of Target’s businesses. conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure that product supports projected sales; optimize assortments
Industry & Context.
strategic, financial, and analytical can easily translate data from an array of sources into insights and recommendations; root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts; risk analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Four-year degree or equivalent experience, 6-10 years of relevant experience, 4+ years of Merchandising experience
What You'll Do.
being in charge of the financials and forecasting for one of Target’s businesses
conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports
provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work to ensure that product supports projected sales
create a financial link between Merchandising and Supply Chain
provide in-season decision support
collaborate on assortment planning
recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles
lead demand forecasting
support the divisional strategy through your category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors
head up the open-to-buy process
decide on category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments
conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support “chase-cancel” decisions
communicate implications to vendors
conduct scenario planning
lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments
interpret forecast results
conduct “what if?” analysis to guide your go-forward recommendations
validate the unit promo planning forecast
risk analysis and decision-making by the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence
run event forecast creation and flow
analyzing item lifecycles
driving recommendations on end-of-season management
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Acting as the hub between Merchandising and Supply Chain; partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors; collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams
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