Manager, Assortment Planning
Core
Provide guidance, direction, and training to assortment planners to drive sales and margin by establishing appropriate assortments by department, category, and subcategory.
Role type
Manager, Assortment Planning
Builds
Department and category-level merchandise plans aligned with corporate financial strategy
Domain
Retail Merchandising
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Managing 3-5 direct reports, Assortment planning, Merchandising, Retail operations, Data analysis, Business decision making, Organizational skills, Analytical skills, Training and development, Communication
Preferred skills
Understanding of logistics, finance, and information systems
Technologies
Assortment planning tools
Responsibilities
Establishing cluster establishment, SKU counts, and presentation quantities; Tying merchandise plans to financial strategy; Partnering with inventory and merchandise planning teams; Overseeing training and development of the planning organization
Seniority
Manager, people leadership