Merchandise Planner 3

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client located in Beaverton, Oregon who is looking for a Merchandise Planner 3.
In this role, you'll establish clear stock and sales plans that tell a story for the season and collaborate with merchandising and business units to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial plans and product opportunities. You'll recap and analyze the business against the financial plan and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.

Summary:
This role will include presenting financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings. You'll proactively report on the health of the business and facilitate smart business decisions, communicate financial results, forecasts, and action plans to managers and cross-functional team members on a weekly basis. You'll collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge. In addition, you'll participate in a team structure that facilitates and maximizes individual and team performance, supporting and fostering an open and inclusive environment that embraces diversity, encourages accountability, and drives toward results.

Key Accountabilities:
* Support product forecasting & pricing processes by managing reporting tools, analyzing data, & providing actionable insights
* Construct and maintain reporting tools for use across the planning team
* Manage weekly markdown process across portfolio, in system and alignment with stakeholders
* Monitor price positioning across the marketplace and across the product portfolio, taking actions to adjust in accordance with overall pricing strategy
* Support monthly and seasonal inventory management activities
* Actively manage product lifecycles across seasons through close-out process and aging inventory

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in Business or an equivalent
* 2-3 years of professional experience
* Microsoft Excel at high-intermediate to advanced level
* Ability to independently drive toward a clear outcome with an unclear path
* Natural tendency to organize information coming from various sources and owners and shape clean processes to drive repeatable, sustainable outcomes
* Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to curate and share out actionable insights from multiple data sources
* Experience working in a retail environment
* Proven track record in retail planning, merchandising, inventory management or related operational disciplines
* Intermediate data manipulation and visualization skills (i.e. SQL, Snowflake, Tableau, PowerBI)
* Experience communicating to executive and a variety of non-technical audiences

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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