Sr Merchandise Planner (Garden)

Senior planners are responsible for the overall financial direction of a category or department(s) with the goal of meeting/exceeding sales, margin and turn targets.  Senior planners are primarily responsible for developing seasonal merchandise financial plans, developing, and managing the allocation strategy, and supporting the Buyer with a department(s) open to buy.  Senior planners also work with Buyers in assortment and buy planning by facilitating layering of assortments and validating the integrity of initial allocation volumes.  In-season, Senior planners provide in-depth analysis of product performance and make recommendations to maximize business opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

• 6-10 years of retail buying, planning or related analytical experience

• 4-7 years of experience in merchandise or financial planning roles

• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills

• Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills

• Able to develop and maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams

• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities

• Reacts to business trends in a timely and efficient manner

• Takes calculated risks to achieve results

• Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadline

• Provides clear direction, counseling and coaching to staff

• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong aptitude to learn technical applications quickly