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• Create department, class, and style-color level plans by channel and country, owning top-down planning guidance
• Develop strategic weekly sales plans that roll up to monthly and seasonal plans while supporting Go-to-Market strategies
• Analyze historical performance and current business trends to identify risks and opportunities across categories and classes
• Ensure alignment and reconciliation between top-down financial targets and bottom-up merchandise plans
• Partner with Merchants to understand financial objectives, develop line and Go-to-Market stories, and influence assortment decisions through data-driven insights
• Lead long-range budgeting and reforecasting processes
• Drive pre-season and in-season middle-out reconciliation to achieve financial and inventory targets
• Partner with and influence cross-functional teams to develop strategies supporting business performance and financial goals

Merchandise Planner forecasting retail demand and inventory for Deckers Brands footwear portfolios

Merchandise Planner

Merchandise Planner forecasting sales, budgets, and inventory for Deckers Brands, a global footwear company.
Building channel and country plans while guiding assortment and financial decisions.

• conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports and provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work to ensure that product supports projected sales
• create a financial link between Merchandising and Supply Chain
• provide in-season decision support
• collaborate on assortment planning
• recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles
• lead demand forecasting
• head up the open-to-buy process and decide on category-level investment
• conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support “chase-cancel” decisions and communicate implications to vendors
• run event forecast creation and flow, analyzing item lifecycles and driving recommendations on end-of-season management

Senior Merchandise Planner managing financials and forecasting for Target’s businesses

Senior Merch Planner, Legwear

Senior Merchandise Planner at Target managing financials and forecasting with merchandising and supply chain collaboration. Conducting analysis and leading demand forecasting strategies.

• Assist with the delivery of electrical transmission line routing and substation siting projects
• Participate as a writer and technical support person for routing and siting
• Assist with writing proposals, developing plans, and implementing project steps to move toward closure in a cost-effective manner
• Complete tasks according to approved scopes of work
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposals and pre-qualifications
• Participate in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines

Environmental Planner/Siting Lead delivering electrical transmission line projects

Environmental Planner – Siting Lead

Environmental Planner/Siting Lead assisting with electrical transmission line routing and siting projects. Collaborating with a team of environmental professionals committed to sustainability.

• Develop and execute financial plans at channel, class, and style level to maximize sales and profitability
• Build weekly category sales and inventory plans that align with brand and channel goals
• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities
• Create and oversee bottom-up style-color level sales and buy plans, ensuring alignment with top-down guidance
• Partner with Merchants and Planning Operations to secure product by market and influence sizing
• Present class and style level plans in DTC Investment Review for Teva
• Build regular price and markdown plans based on flow calendar and product strategies
• Collaborate with Wholesale and Supply Planning through buy review conversations
• Lead in-season Open-to-Buy reforecasting, ensuring optimal inventory position and responding to trends
• Quantify and communicate supply disruptions, pivoting strategies to achieve goals
• Share inventory positions and recommendations with ecommerce, marketing, and allocation teams
• Create and share financial results and reporting, presenting findings and action points in meetings
• Embrace continuous improvement and develop strategies to optimize business goals

Senior Merchandise Planner driving strategic financial success for Teva.com eCommerce

Senior Merchandise Planner

Senior Merchandise Planner working with cross-functional teams to drive financial success for Teva.com. Develops and executes financial plans, analyzing data to optimize sales and profitability.

• Conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports and provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work to ensure that product supports projected sales
• Act as the hub between Merchandising and Supply Chain, creating a financial link between these two essential groups
• Provide in-season decision support, collaborate on assortment planning, recommend localization and channel strategies including cluster types and profiles, and lead demand forecasting
• Support the divisional strategy through category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors
• Head up the open-to-buy process and decide on category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments
• Conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts to support “chase-cancel” decisions and communicate implications to vendors
• Conduct scenario planning, build unit plans, and lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments
• Interpret forecast results and conduct “what if?” analysis to guide go-forward recommendations
• Validate unit promo planning forecast, drive maintenance, risk analysis and decision-making by the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence
• Run event forecast creation and flow, analyze item lifecycles and drive recommendations on end-of-season management

Merchandise Planner managing product projections and inventory decisions for Target

Merch Planner, Baby

Merchandise Planner at Target responsible for financial planning and assortment strategies. Providing insights and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize inventory for projected sales.

• conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports
• provide insights to inform the Inventory team’s work
• act as hub between Merchandising and Supply Chain
• create financial link between essential groups
• provide in-season decision support
• collaborate on assortment planning
• recommend localization and channel strategies
• lead demand forecasting
• support divisional strategy through category expertise
• head up the open-to-buy process
• conduct root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts
• communicate implications to vendors
• conduct scenario planning
• build unit plans
• lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments
• validate the unit promo planning forecast
• drive maintenance, risk analysis and decision-making by the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence
• run event forecast creation and flow

Merch Planner for Owned Brand Jewelry & Hair at Target

Merch Planner, Owned Brand, Jewelry, Hair

Merch Planner for Owned Brand Jewelry & Hair at Target. Responsible for financials, forecasting, and collaboration with Inventory and Supply Chain teams.

• Actively seek to further the state of the art within our industry and develop innovative solutions and responses as the needs of researchers evolve.
• Effectively collaborate with a project team to provide technical expertise in the programming and planning for projects.
• Participate in user group meetings to collect and refine program needs and assess space utilization.
• Communicate planning concepts to project teams and owners, verbally and through graphic and written reports and work effectively with architectural designers to optimize plans that further owners’ goals and objectives.
• Translate planning concepts into comprehensible terms for clients, designers and project team members.
• Contribute to the development, modification and/or review of planning concepts and solutions.
• Assist in development of architectural drawings and specifications to translate planning concepts into project documentation for construction.
• Assist in developing project scope, plan, and services during the contract process.
• Incorporate Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
• Maintain excellent relationships with existing and potential clients.
• May provide guidance and advice to other designers and project leaders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Health Planner III at CannonDesign focusing on healthcare projects

Health Planner III

Health Planner III at CannonDesign focusing on planning and technical expertise for healthcare projects. Collaborating with project teams and translating concepts into actionable plans.

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