The Demand Planner for Furniture collaborates with leadership to develop seasonal merchandise plans aligned with sales, margin, and turnover targets.
They present buying strategies, coordinate with Marketing and Pricing teams for promotional plans, and manage financial forecasts, adjusting projections based on performance.
They analyze the impact of assortment and promotional changes, work with Allocation to execute store receipts and buy targets, and develop sales forecasts considering promotional and seasonal factors.
The role involves setting store and DC parameters, providing vendor receipt projections, and implementing inventory optimization strategies to prevent stock issues.
They partner with buying teams and vendors for assortment reviews, communicate setup details to stores, and manage the "Scan Book" updates.
Utilizing exception reports, they identify risks, escalate vendor issues, and collaborate with logistics for delivery efficiency.
They respond to regional inquiries, group assortments, develop DC-to-store forecasts, evaluate closeouts, and coordinate store openings, ensuring timely product delivery.
Essentially, they ensure inventory, assortment, and promotional strategies support sales growth and operational efficiency.