The Children’s Place Hiring for INVENTORY PLANNER – Basics at Secaucus, New Jersey Full Time

 Basics Planner is responsible for the creation of financial sales plans, actualization of results, and communicating business risks/opportunities at the division, category, and style level. This position will be responsible for maintaining appropriate inventory levels that support baseline and promotional sales. Supporting assortment initiatives, while achieving inventory in-stock, turn over and financial goals.

Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities

• Create preseason sales, margin and inventory plans by Division/Category/Style that support product and financial strategies
• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by Category/Subclass
• Forecast in-season sales and inventories on a weekly basis
• Present forecasts and action plans in monthly open-to-buy meetings across 52 week horizon
• Recap end-of-season best-sellers by category
• Recap and analyze actual sales results against plan and LY
• Analyze and communicate size and color selling to impact future receipts
• Collaborate with Allocation to ensure proper distribution of key items to stores

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of experience in related role

Skills and Behavior

• Excellent data analysis skills; ability to identify critical trends, patterns and root causes
• High level of comfort using technology and custom tools
• Ability to develop strategies driving allocation and replenishment decision making
• Comprehensive knowledge of retail market, including nuance of high volume/low AUR/vertical specialty retail
• Proficiency in Cognos or other BI tools/data sources
• JDA Knowledge a plus
• Sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm
• Ability to work under pressure and through setbacks
• Ability to work with and build relationships with all levels of the organization
• Strong verbal and written communication skills