Merchandise Planning Analyst Planning Analyst - Fashion & Jewelery

at  Rogers Communications

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Reporting to the Merchandise Planning Manager for the Fashion & Jewellery categories, the Merchandise Planning Analyst position will support the merchant and planning teams to achieve financial goals through sales and inventory analysis.
You will work with the merchant team by taking a proactive approach to all aspects of the inventory process to ensure demand (sales) and inventory targets are met. You are a key member of the team supporting execution of the merchandising strategies. Day to day direction would come from the Merchandise Planning Manager.
The successful candidate will build knowledge and have an overall view of the business, they will drive process and business improvements.

• Manage Inventory: RTV execution, showroom, and aged inventory maintenance.
• Reporting: Weekly sales, Inventory reports (by brand and by item), RTV tracking, Hierarchy maintenance.
• Analytics: Post show sales, Today’s Showstopper results, Vendor Business Reviews, monthly sales/inventory to vendors.
• Targets: Allocation of monthly targets by brand/week/day, track, and update target shifts.
• Vendor Payments: Manage payments to vendors weekly, and all vendor enquiries using Oracle.
• Process, submit and track vendor cost credits.
• Vendor Maintenance: Set up new and maintain existing vendor information in the management system. Follow up of Certificate of Insurance renewals.
• Build customer relations with vendors, work closely internally with Finance, AP, and Reports & Analytics teams.
• Quantification of key items (size and color) and seasonal brand size curve as required.
• Other Ad Hoc analysis and reporting as required.