Merchandise Planner jobs in Orlando, FL

About the Role & Team

The Associate Merchandise Planner develops financial and unit plans for a category or cross-category assortment based on knowledge of business insights and analytics, trends within the marketplace, and guest mix at Theme Parks and Resorts for The Walt Disney Company!

You will also develop high-level revenue benchmarks to drive key growth initiatives in multiple channels. You will evaluate the assortment and react to in-season performance, trends, and takeaways to inform & adjust future season’s assortment and inventory position.

You will report to a Merchandise Planner

This is a Full-Time role.

What You Will Do

Every single day in the Associate Merchandise Planner role is different! On any one day, you might:

• Own retail plans with full accountability to revenue, inventory, and cost of goods to meet financial growth objectives within a specific category or cross-category assortment.

• In partnership with your leader, build high-level revenue benchmarks to achieve growth and profitability that align with business objectives.

• Manage product releases or other merchandise initiatives on all channels to mitigate financial gaps year over year.

• Build item plans to support the high-level benchmarks/strategies that drive purchases.

• Develop stratification of items to optimize SKU productivity and ensure inventory management of item/category.

• Leverage weekly business insights to understand item level performance to maximize in season opportunities, minimize liability, and inform future seasons.

• Partner with Merchandiser to maximize buys through a clear understanding of comp items, product lifecycle, and determine cannibalization to meet financial objectives.

• Provide a forecast of sales, inventory, and margin monthly based on performance with cause of change for monthly open-to-buy meetings.

• Collaborate with key partners to identify pricing and liquidation opportunities to manage the transition of products.

• Proactively provide communication on stock availability.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 1 years of retail planning experience

• Proficient in Microsoft tools & Business Objects

• Demonstrated financial proficiency and analytical skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with peers and partners

• Demonstrated organizational skills with an attention to detail

• Adaptable to feedback and pivot based on changing organizational priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining positive attitude

• Resourceful with the ability to prioritize, problem-solve, and make decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with business intelligence software including Business Objects

• Experience with sales audits, transaction analysis, or fraud investigations

• Knowledge of planning systems – Oracle Retail

• Business planning skills

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or equivalent work experience

Additional Information

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

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