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Sr Planner Jared

Sterling Jewelers
  • Akron, Ohio
    2 days ago

    Job Description

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    Signet Jewelers is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, operating more than 2,800 stores worldwide under the iconic brands: Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Rocksbox, JamesAllen.com and Diamonds Direct. We are a people-first company and this core value is at the heart of everything we do, from empowering our valued team members, to collaborating with our customers, to fostering the communities in which we live and serve. People – and the love their actions inspire – are what drive us. We’re not only proud of the love we inspire outside our walls, we’re especially proud of the diversity, inclusion and equity we’re inspiring inside. There are dynamic career paths awaiting you – rewarding opportunities to impact the lives of others and inspire love. Join us!

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead development of pre-season sales, margin, inventory, and receipt plans at the Subclass level with guidance from Director and Finance targets.
    • Develop and execute category strategies aligned to annual financial plans.
    • Reconcile top-down financial targets with bottom-up merchandise plans.
    • Own in-season forecasting and reforecasting processes.
    • Maintain ownership of Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) systems.
    • Conduct monthly OTB reviews and manage order placement to ensure affordability.
    • Review monthly SKU-level sales and purchase forecasting with the SKU Planner.
    • Develop and manage omnichannel inventory strategies that support Store, Ecommerce, and Flex Fulfillment demand.
    • Lead assortment reviews, line reviews, and LRPs development and presentations.
    • Partner with the SKU Planner and Buyers to analyze SKU-level performance and develop pricing, promotional, and inventory strategies.
    • Provide cross-functional leadership, coaching, mentoring, and process improvements.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Economics, or related field.
    • 5+ years of merchandise planning, inventory management, forecasting, allocation, or retail planning experience.
    • Strong understanding of Sales, Margin, Inventory Turnover, GMROI, and OTB.
    • Experience within an omnichannel retail environment.
    • Advanced Excel, planning systems, and presentation skills.

    Success Measures

    • Achievement of sales, margin, inventory, and GMROI objectives.
    • Forecast accuracy and inventory productivity performance.
    • Successful execution of assortment reviews, line reviews, and long-range planning processes.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationAkron, Ohio
    IndustryRetail
    Year Founded1949
    Websitesignetjewelers.com/careers

    About Company

    Signet Jewelers Limited is the largest specialty jewelry retailer in the US, UK and Canada. Signet operates approximately 3,600 stores primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, H. Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples and Piercing Pagoda. The company’s annual sales of approximately $6 billion derive from the retailing of jewelry, watches and associated services.

    Expressing romance and appreciation through bridal jewelry and gift giving is very important to our customers, as is self-reward. Signet believes customers associate our brands with high quality jewelry and an outstanding customer experience. Signet increases the attraction of Signet’s store brands to customers through the use of branded differentiated and exclusive merchandise, while offering a compelling value proposition in more basic ranges.

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Category Developmentunmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Diversityunmatched
    • Economicsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Planningunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Inventory Planningunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Merchandisingunmatched
    • Order Managementunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Promotional Programsunmatched
    • Promotional Strategyunmatched
    • Retailunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Forecastingunmatched
    • Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)unmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • eCommerceunmatched

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