What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Merchandise Planner position at Visium Resources, Inc.?
Introduction:
Visium Resources has been asked to identify qualified candidates for this Merchandise Assistant Planner position. This position is a contract opportunity which is expected to be Hybrid 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday) onsite in Kissimmee and Friday remote, for a duration of 4 Months.
JOB ID: 11779
Summary:
The Assistant Merchandise Planner will support the department to plan merchandise purchase orders and create reports in Excel and Business objects. The team handles the ordering of supplies/financial side of business to order items for the company. This is an Entry level position, clerical in nature manipulating numbers.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and provide routine and non-routine business reports that leverage data from several systems to drive analysis by focusing on key performance indicator metrics examples such as sales trends, COGS, Margin, per capita, inventory
- Assists in Development of strategic merchandise plans-sales margin, inventory and turn
- Partner with Planner to identify key business concepts
- Develop & maintain effective relationships with cross- functional partners and store operations.
- Must follow safety protocols when they are on-site.
Job Requirements:
Required:
- Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work in multiple systems from Oracle, Business Objects, Tableau and Microsoft Office 365
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- Abilities to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
- 1-2 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in top-down & bottom- up financial planning processes and systems.
- Clear understanding of basic financial measures: sales, gross margins, weeks of supply, etc.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, Merchandise Planning, Industrial Engineering, or a related field