Macy's

Senior Assistant Planner - Sutton

Macy's  •  Long Island City, NY (Onsite)  •  21 hours ago
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Job Description

About

Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview

The Senior Assistant Planner partners closely with the Planner to develop location-specific financial plans and recommend strategies for core vendor plans for an assigned area of business. The Senior Assistant Planner will manage a portion of the Planner’s total allocation business, including evaluating and reacting to sales trends, managing location inventory levels and replenishment, and driving sales, margin. The Senior Assistant Planner will ensure that the right products are available in the right place at the right time, meeting our customers’ expectations while achieving sales and profitability for assigned business.

Essential Functions

  • Work with Planning Team to execute pre-season financial planning activities for business unit, including creation of all department and vendor plans, daily sales and forecast plans
  • Forecast daily sales and stocks by channel and location to support the ROF process, ensuring appropriate growth rates and inventory is allocated at source of demand
  • Understand how to guide insight and analytics on strategies to drive opportunities and minimize risks for vendors
  • Attend vendor meetings to negotiate plans; advocate for location distribution of brands, items, and expanded replenishment offerings
  • Perform quarterly hindsight analysis in partnership with Planning team to inform future strategy.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies

  • Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university
  • 1-2 years related experience
  • Practices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise manner
  • Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels
  • Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically
  • Knowledge of MS Office computer programs are required
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs
  • This role involves performing essential job functions such as communication, collaboration, and use of office and computer systems. Responsibilities include the ability to access and review written and electronic information, and to move within the work environment and interact with workplace materials as needed to carry out job responsibilities.

This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy’s, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. – including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bluemercury – is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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About Macy's

Macy's is America’s store for life. The largest retail brand of Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) delivers quality fashion at affordable prices to customers at approximately 640 locations in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, as well as to customers in more than 100 international destinations through leading e-commerce site macys.com. Macy's inspires fashion exploration and discovery through the most desired family of exclusive brands for her, for him, for the home, and via our dynamic mobile and social platforms. We know the power of celebration, demonstrated through decades of memorable experiences created during Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®, as well as spectacular fashion shows, culinary events, flower shows, and celebrity appearances. Macy's flagship stores – including New York City’s Herald Square – are internationally renowned and preeminent destinations for tourists. With the collective support of our customers and employees, Macy's builds community and helps make a difference in every market we serve, supporting local and national charities by giving nearly $50 million each year, plus 146,000 hours of volunteer service. For more than 160 years, Macy’s has, and continues to, make life shine brighter for our customers, colleagues, and communities.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1858
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