Merchandise Planner plans and forecasts for future merchandise buys based on historical buys, reoccurring buys and current inventory levels. Responsible for reviewing stock to sales ratios, responding to changing sales trends, and ensuring plan sales, plan markups, and plan markdowns are achieved by departments. Being a Merchandise Planner plans and coordinates merchandise flow-through. Inputs and maintains data in various merchandising systems. Additionally, Merchandise Planner may require a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Merchandise Planner gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Merchandise Planner typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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The Merchandise Assortment Planner serves as a category analyst & category management support team consultant responsible for analytics and support arm for the core Assortment Planning team, specifically as it pertains to the assortment lifecycle development and planning via product line reviews (PLRs) and business reviews (BR). The Merchandise Assortment Planner is responsible for analytics & ad hoc analysis helping drive the end-to-end life cycle planning process from the initial assortment kickoff meeting through post product line review and business review meeting deliverables. The Merchandise Assortment Planner will be responsible for delivering on the expectations of our merchants, customers and shareholders, by providing the following services; Product Line Review and Business Review project management analytics Category Management insights and analytical support Recommending localized assortment updates within the Assortment Optimization solution (user) Tracking and reporting of PLR and BR deliverables and alignment to core strategies Managing workflow opportunities within categories assigned In addition, this role is responsible for supporting ad hoc analysis for the core strategies, category management insights and merchandise assortment recommendations. Responsibilities also include analysis, PLR support, and other cross-functional partner engagement and insights who would be directly involved in the end-to-end assortment planning process and AO tool.
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About Lowe's
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
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