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Senior Planner, Omni Merchandise Planning, GS

Gap Inc.
Posted 24 days ago, valid for 19 days
Location

New York, NY, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role of Sr. Planner in the Inventory Management team focuses on aligning financial strategy with product vision by managing the company's largest financial asset: its product.
  • The position requires a passion for forecasting and financial planning within a fashion retail environment, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative skills.
  • Candidates should have strong analytical abilities, storytelling skills, and a collaborative mindset to ensure an exceptional customer experience while meeting financial targets.
  • The job entails creating sales, gross margin, and inventory plans, identifying business risks and opportunities, and presenting financial forecasts to the team.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of experience is required, with a salary range of $80,000 to $100,000 depending on experience.

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 a Sr. 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

  • Collaborate with Merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities by division and department

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

  • Identify risks and opportunities to business and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals

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

  • Develop and communicate department level markdown recommendations and strategies, as well as financial results and forecasts to manager and cross functional team on a weekly basis

  • Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge and Create an innovating, results oriented environment

  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross functional team (Merchandising, Visual, Production, Distribution, Planning and Company Planning), sharing best practices and ways of working

Who You Are

  • Must love Excel, 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, able to present ideas and directions that rally others to action

  • Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions




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