Associate Planner
| Company | Carter’s |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- 3+ years in a Retail buying/planning environment required (purchase order management, price change management, seasonal preparation, report analysis, manage a product category, special project leader, site merchandising)
- Analytical Skills, Strong Retail Financial Acumen/Math
- Strong understanding of a retail product assortment, breadth and depth, promotional pricing, entrance and exit strategies
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Self-Starter, Strong Communication Skills, Flexible, Collaborative
- Intellectual business curiosity. Ability to conceptualize and transform an idea into a project
Responsibilities
- Manage topside brand level financial growth targets to inform the seasonal product line structure, in partnership with Planning & Merchandising teams.
- Support new growth opportunities through analysis of historical performance and profitability in alignment with cross functional partner strategies. (e.g., Little Planet, OshKosh Profitability, other Growth Initiatives)
- Collaborate with Merchandising, Planning and Pricing teams to implement and report out on cross-functional growth initiatives.
- Coordinate specified projects, tasks, and/or deliverables; understand objectives, identify resources, meet set timelines, communicate results to business partners.
- Prepare consolidated materials and create executive reporting packages for key meetings and forecast cycles (monthly/quarterly E reporting, Monthly Business Review meetings, Leadership Team meetings, Earnings preparation, Board of Directors meetings)
- Hindsight current business and make recommendations on category changes and style level needs for future buys to support financial targets by brand.
- Perform ad hoc analysis which enables tactical and strategic decision making. Provide direction and make recommendations.
- Provide analytical support to the planning team by quantifying impact of strategic and assortment changes.
- Provide analysis to business partners in support of growth initiatives, projects and current business needs.
- Simplify processes and automate standard reporting; explore and leverage business intelligence tools for reporting (i.e., Tableau)
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Tableau
- Highly Organized, Ability to Multi-Task, Detail-Oriented, Deadline-Oriented
- Ability to manage large amounts of data and multiple projects