** Merchandise Planning Analyst**

**Job Category****:** Sales & Product Planning **Requisition Number****:** MERCH002025 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**ABOUT IMEDIA BRANDS:**

iMedia Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMBI) is a leading interactive media company capitalizing on the convergence of entertainment, ecommerce, and advertising. The company owns a growing global portfolio of Entertainment, Consumer Brands and Media Commerce Services businesses that cross promote and exchange data with each other to optimize the engagement experiences it creates for advertisers and consumers.

**OVERVIEW**

We are looking for a Merchandise Planning Analyst who thrive in a high energy, fast-paced environment. This roles core responsibilities are to create pricing and product assortments offered within the television programs that maximize the revenue opportunity while properly balancing product assortment and price points. Our planners work closely with our Merchandising, Finance, Web Operations, Line Producing and Programming to drive revenue performance while exceeding our customer expectations.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

A Merchandise Planning Analyst is responsible for helping to drive the execution of Pricing, Scripting, Inventory Management and Promotional strategies for their assigned categories. Key responsibilities include:

* Prepare inventory, sales reports and in-depth analysis, create show recaps and attend and actively participate in cross-functional meetings to review show performance and recommend improvements based on historical data trends.

* Working in coordination with the planning manager of a category, analyze sales and inventory trends and help create compelling pricing and product assortment recommendations for programs on-air and the website. Perform duties according to company policies and procedures with latitude for independent judgment and initiative.

* Help establish re-orders for products and identify slow-moving inventory for liquidation.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

* Bachelors degree in Economics, Marketing, Merchandising, Accounting, Finance and/or Analytics.

* 1-2 years inventory planning experience in retail /merchandising/marketing environment preferred.

* Demonstrated experience in a PC/Windows environment, and Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

* Excellent analytical skills are required, including the ability to recognize actionable trends in data.

* Strong teamwork capabilities.

* Action and results oriented with the ability to own/make decisions to achieve desired results.

* Communicate early and clearly.

**CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATH:**

Merchandise Planners have a variety of development opportunities, from the continual promotional opportunities within Merchandise Planning, to branching out into other related departments of the company, including Merchandising, Marketing, Web Operations and Creative Services.

iMedia Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of sex/gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, or other protected characteristics as defined by state, federal, or local law.

The individual in this role must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation. In the event that an applicant or employee wishes to seek a reasonable accommodation, please contact iMedias Human Resources department for further direction.

This job description is intended to convey the general nature and scope of the position and not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities as needed, and iMedia management reserves the right to amend the duties and responsibilities of this role at any time to meet business needs.

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