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 financial plans aligned with corporate strategy
Domain
Retail Merchandising
Required skills
Managing direct reports, Assortment planning, Merchandising, Retail operations, Data analysis, Business decision making, Organizational skills, Analytical skills, Training and development, Communication
Technologies
Assortment planning tools
Responsibilities
Training best practices and standardized processes for assortment planning, Overseeing the training and development of the Assortment Planning organization, Partnering with Merchant partners to drive category/product direction, Partnering with Inventory Management to ensure smooth receipt flow, Partnering with Merchandise Planning to align plans and inventory activities, Participating in Category Level Merchandise Strategy Reviews, Participating in the monthly performance review process
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership