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Merchandise Planner, Women's Wovens

The Gap

Folsom, California

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Brand Strategy, Business Skills, Business Strategy, Communication Skills, Consumer Branding, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Data Analysis, Establish Priorities, Exceeded Sales Goal, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Financial Strategy, Forecasting, Gross Margin, Inventory Management, Inventory Planning, Merchandising, Multitasking, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Strategy, Product Support, Quantitative Analysis, Retail, Risk Analysis, Sales, Storytelling, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Trend Analysis, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Folsom, California
POSTED
10 days ago

About the Role

In this role you will be a part of the Inventory Management team that brings the financial strategy of our product vision to life by managing the largest financial asset of the company: our product itself. As Merchandise Planner, you will drive the success of one or more product categories by creating a financial roadmap and marrying it to brand strategy and customer needs. You are passionate about using your qualitative and quantitative skillset in a fashion retail environment and find joy and creativity in forecasting and financial planning. You are curious, innovative, and focused on executing an amazing customer experience while delivering/exceeding financial targets. Strong analytical and storytelling skills will serve you well, and a collaborative mindset is a must.

What You'll Do

  • Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by division and department

  • Create preseason sales, gross margin and inventory plans by division and department that support product strategies

  • Reconcile top down to bottom up division/department plans

  • Present financial forecast and supporting action plans in open to buy meeting

  • Reforecast sales and manage inventory for all basic styles to meet department financial goals

  • Communicate financial results and forecasts to manager and cross functional team on a weekly basis

  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross functional team (Merchandising, Visual, Production, Distribution, Planning and Company Planning), setting expectations around prioritization and best practices around key deliverables

Who You Are

  • Must love Excel, have advanced technical skills, and be systems savvy

  • Believe in the Power of Team; builds constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners

  • Possess strong business acumen and strategic agility, able to handle many projects simultaneously while effectively prioritizing workload

  • Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills

About the Company

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The Gap

Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in 1969 with a simple idea -- to make it easier to find a pair of jeans and a commitment to do more. Over the last 46 years, the company has grown from a single store to a global fashion business with five brands -- Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix. Gap's clothes are available in 90 countries worldwide through 3,300 company-operated stores, almost 400 franchise stores, and e-commerce sites and is still growing. Many companies work to improve their services and businesses every day by using GAP Testers who anonymously go into various places and report back to the companies on everything from cleanliness, customer service to quality control. Being a tester is a very flexible, fun job with lots of benefits.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
http://www.gap.com