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Description

Robert Half is seeking a driven and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Merchandise Planning Analyst. This role is instrumental in the meticulous planning and execution of style-cc level bottom-up plans, aligning with top-down strategies to optimize sales, profitability, and inventory turnover across all departments. This will be a temporary position located in Goleta, California.

Responsibilities:

• Develop style-color level plans by channel, ensuring alignment with overall top-down guidance.

• Craft strategic weekly sales plans that contribute to monthly and seasonal objectives, incorporating Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy.

• Conduct hindsight reporting by analyzing historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities at the class/product category/style-cc level.

• Collaborate with management to reconcile top-down and bottom-up plans, ensuring cohesive strategies.

• Foster close partnerships with Merchants to understand financial strategies and develop compelling line and GTM narratives that complement goals.

• Assist in Investment Review preparation, providing analytical support and collaboration with Merchants.

• Incorporate regular price/Markdown (MD) strategies into plans, adhering to financial guidance.

• Support Sale Strategy alignment with top-down directives.

• Collaborate with DTC Demand Planning to secure products by market and month, influencing sizing decisions.

• Participate in Final Line Reviews to contribute insights on key items and flow.

• Support Merchandise Planner in OTB preparation and data analysis.

• Collaborate with Demand Planning to execute in-season inventory changes successfully.

• Identify and review risks to the financial plan, devising action plans to mitigate or capitalize on them.

• Connect pre-season insights with in-season adjustments to inform future planning.

• Quantify the impact of supply disruptions on OTB.

• Create, update, and share weekly/monthly/quarterly/seasonal financial results and category reporting, presenting findings and action points in meetings.

• Collaborate with Allocation to manage store quantities effectively, using sales plans to guide flow decisions.

• Track and report performance against targets, determining actions to support top-down guidance.

• Embrace continuous improvement and incorporate best practices into planning processes.

• Develop strategies to optimize business goals and improve forecast accuracy.

• Communicate thought processes used to analyze and forecast sales, margin, and turn relative to plan, trend, and history.

• Foster effective working relationships with cross-functional teams.

• Support an innovative and results-oriented environment within the team.

  Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field.

• 2+ years of experience in merchandise planning or related roles.

• Proficiency in retail math and forecasting techniques.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other relevant software applications.

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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