What are the responsibilities and job description for the Free People Merchandise Planning Manager position at Free People?
Role Summary
Free People is looking for a Divisional Merchandise Planning Manager who will creatively lead and manage the Free People planning team to maximize sales and profit by developing sound merchandise plans that support the company’s goals for sales, turn, and margin.
Role Responsibilities
- Working closely with various departments to ensure that corporate initiatives and strategies are accurately reflected in the plan and forecast of sales, inventory, and receipts
- Clearly communicating, developing, and providing reporting and analysis to highlight important trends and/or support key initiatives
- Taking trend and merchant direction and interpreting it into a profitable strategy
- Challenging the status quo
- Managing, coaching, and developing planning team
- Motivating/pushing the planning team to maximizing opportunities
- Managing the OTB and inventory for all divisions; ability to break down the business and find profit driving opportunities
- Supporting and developing the division through information systems
- Aiding in the budgeting process
Role Qualifications
- Superior financial and analytical skills
- Strong management skills
- Results oriented
- Creative problem solver/ “outside the box” thinker
- Strong communication skills
- Works well in teams
The Perks
URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits
EEO Statement
URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.