Belk

VP, Planning

Belk

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Direct the development of divisional, departmental and bottom-up merchandise financial plans; work with Senior Management, Corporate Planning and team to ensure company EBITDA goals are met or exceeded.
  • Lead team to drive assortment, pricing, profitability and inventory analytics to be used by Buying teams during the product and assortment planning processes (merchandise strategy, inventory planning, assortment & buy planning)
  • Partner with the DMM/MM in the divisional monthly forecast meetings; manage opportunities and risks through the monthly forecast process
  • Analyze historical and current trends to identify risks or opportunities and recommend strategies to increase sales and achieve business and financial objectives
  • Build a high-quality planning team and maintain bench strength by developing partnerships, leading, coaching and providing constructive feedback
  • Facilitate team environment between Buying, Merchandise Planning and Allocation organizations
  • Lead initiatives to instill best practices and develop support infrastructure by evaluating techniques, processes and systems with management to identify improvement areas
  • Lead and Exhibit Planning values

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree Preferred
  • 4-6 years retail experience Required
  • 1-3 years merchandise or financial planning Required
  • Effectively manages a large scope of responsibility to achieve financial targets based on a sound knowledge of merchandising concepts
  • Thinks conceptually and strategically
  • Is highly organized and multitasks
  • Builds and maintains productive cross-functional relationships
  • Prioritizes and manages workload and processes to meet company objectives
  • Takes calculated risks to achieve results
  • Crafts targeted and effective verbal and written communications
  • Fosters a strong team environment and works effectively with management
  • Adapts to shifting circumstances in a business environment
  • Exhibits ethics, fairness & values-based decisions
  • Maintains professionalism in work relationships and habits
  • Provides direction, counseling and coaching to staff
  • Develops creative solutions to business issues
  • Demonstrates extensive knowledge of the industry
  • Provides broad market perspective on trends and business opportunities
  • Works effectively with staff and Divisional/BSS management to achieve sound financial and merchandising solutions based on analysis, input and experience
  • Proficient in business-related computer software (Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, etc.)
Benefits
  • Complies with all policies and standards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
merchandise financial planninginventory planningassortment planningfinancial analysisrisk managementsales strategyprofitability analysisforecasting
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationorganizational skillsmultitaskingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingadaptabilityteam collaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree