Senior Strategic Merch Planning Manager

at  Marks

WHAT YOU BRING

• University Degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Mathematics Statistics, or other quantitative discipline.
• 3-5 years of working experience in Retail Merchandise Assortments
• Experience in a supervisory role is an asset
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of SQL is an asset.
• Experience conducting cohort analysis, and customer segmentation
• Experience working with customer level data is considered an asset.

ABOUT US

At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand’s evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there’s a place for you here.

ACCOMMODATIONS

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.

Reporting to the AVP of Merchandise Planning and Allocation Transformation, this individual will be required to understand how Mark’s fits into the CTC Enterprise Vision for Merchandise Planning and Allocation for Optimal Store Level Assortments.
The accountability of the Mark’s Strategic Planning Manager will be to manage integrating New, and Non-Comp Real Estate opportunities, Customer data and Merchandise Plans, into an AI driven store location planning process. The objective is to better assort our stores with the correct assortments for our customers. Reporting into the Manager of Strategic Planning is both a Data Scientist position as well as a Channel Planner Role.

The Strategic Planning Team will be responsible to deliver:

• Annual and Seasonal Merchandise Location Sales Plans by Channels
• Bricks and Mortar, ECommerce and Mark’s Commercial Channels
• Seasonal Store Clustered Plan Data for Planners and Merchant Teams
• Monthly and Seasonal AI Merchandise Forecasts to support the Merchants and Planners with directional trend analysis to support Planning as required
• Provide Ad Hoc Store Assortment Recommendations based on Loyalty and Market Data
• Data knowledge – you understand the importance of integrating customer data into how we plan store assortments
• Passion for data, technology, and implementing technology for process improvement.
• Business Savvy – you have a proven track record for turning data into actionable insights and business value.
• Communication – you’re a data storyteller with the ability to craft compelling narratives that share ideas & insights succinctly.
• Visualization expert – Well versed in creating communication tools and reports to support analytic exercises and effortlessly communicate insights.
• Flexibility, energy, and ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Collaborate across teams to create synergies and support with analytical solutions.
• Actively engage with data teams to continuously improve on data capabilities.
• Manage how to incorporate data insights into executable plans
• The Strategic Planning Manager will work with the following cross functional teams: CTC Real Estate Teams, Marks Merchandise Purchasing Teams, Mark’s Strategy Data Analytics & Business Insight Team, Mark’s Store Operations, Forecasting and Analysis Teams, Mark’s Financial Planning and Decision Support Teams