Category Planner

7-Eleven

Category Planner managing financial planning and performance analysis for 7-Eleven merchandise categories. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet sales and profit targets.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeIrving • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop monthly and annual category financial plans through partnering with Category Managers and cross-functional teams (e.g., Demand Chain, Marketing, Delivery, Finance) to deliver sales and profit financial targets.
Conduct monthly verification of merchandise performance and initiatives across categories, ensuring accountability and progress toward annual financial goals.
Build and input mid-month and end-of-month forecasts using historical performance, current trends, and insights on planned strategies from cross-functional teams (e.g. Marketing, Delivery, Pricing, Promo).
Provide reporting and insights about results by month, quarter, and annually to support category teams by understanding performance drivers (assortment, seasonality, innovation, resets), communicating cross-functionally through MBRs, and reassessing category plans to drive growth and ensure strategies are achieved.
Partner with Demand Chain to monitor inventory levels and sales, identify product performance and inventory needs, and provide forecasting guidance for new items targets, promotions, overstocks.
Create insightful executive-level reports and presentations (e.g. BOD, IR, SLT) detailing merchandise performance and proposing fact-based strategies to optimize results and meet annual financial goals.
Support the merchandising team with scenario planning and financial modeling to ensure effective development of category plans, mitigate risk, and improve profitability.
Provide insights and thought leadership in developing tactical and strategic category and merchandise plans (1-5 Years).
Showcase ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities while consistently executing at a high level.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in retail planning, merchandising, demand forecasting, inventory management, finance, or analytics
Experience with merchandise planning tools and previous category management experience preferred
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and intermediate AI tools, including use of AI for diagnostics and planning
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make actionable recommendations
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels
Comfortable working in a matrix organization with fast-paced, cross-functional collaboration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Position not eligible for Sponsorship

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Hard Skills & Tools

retail planningmerchandisingdemand forecastinginventory managementfinancial modelingdata analysiscategory managementperformance reportingscenario planningstrategic planning

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsinfluencing skillsability to manage multiple prioritiescollaboration skillsadaptabilityleadershipstrategic thinking