by Job Title: Director of Merchandise Planning
Company: Arhaus
Location: Boston Heights, Ohio
Description: The Director of Merchandise Planning is responsible for leading the Planners and Planning Analysts to achieve overall financial and inventory goals in close partnership with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Sourcing and Store Team Leadership. The position will be responsible for planning a category within their division, as well as lead, coach and develop the Planning team to achieve financial objectives including sales targets, gross margin, inventory and OTB management. This role will be critical in identifying risks and opportunities within the inventory and buy plans and driving action plans to mitigate those risks.
This person must be passionate about leading a team through process improvement, change management, and people development as well as cultivating critical thinking skills and developing a strategic mindset within the team to accelerate brand growth. The Director of Merchandise Planning & Allocation is responsible for creating and maintaining monthly and yearly financial plans for their assigned categories and effectively partnering with the Merchandising, Sourcing, Channel (Stores / Ecommerce) and Distribution & Logistics teams on identifying and implementing strategies to achieve the approved plans.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent business experience
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Allocation or Buying
- Minimum 5 years of managing > 2 direct reports
- High proficiency in Excel, PPT, Data Analytics / BI Reporting platforms
- Thorough understanding of retail math
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