Description:

SUMMARY

Working with general supervision, the Inventory Planner is responsible for planning and managing an assigned category of business. This position is responsible for Model/SKU forecasting and analysis for specific categories to drive inventory plans that meet key business objectives and financial goals. They need to align with Merchant/Buying team’s assortment vision while mitigating risks, optimizing sales, profitability and turns. This role closely monitors sales, margin, and inventory to maximize opportunities throughout the year. They also forecast sales and margin at a top line perspective, analyzing weekly sales and margin trends. In addition, associates in the role uses analytical thinking, communication, cross function partnerships, curiosity, and time management to succeed in this role. Associate may interact with his or her supervisor several times a week, perhaps daily, to receive guidance and feedback. Some non-routine activities may require a supervisor’s advance approval.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

· Develop and maintain seasonal plans and manage in-season reforecasting for all assigned Category SKUs against the open-to-buy (OTB) plan

· Analyze key item trends, adjust forecasts, receipts and inventory levels as needed to support plans

· Collaborate with the buying team in building and managing the assortment planning process. Utilize historical analysis to capitalize on opportunities and to mitigate risks.

· Manage OTB activities and attend monthly OTB meetings with forecast/actual sales, receipts and markdowns

· Utilize planning tools to generate and analyze performance relative to plan for sales, margin, inventory and turn

· Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities to business and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals; conduct hindsight analysis to incorporate learnings into current & future plans

· Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan and forecast in-season business on a weekly, monthly and annual basis

· Recommend SKU offering to merchandising based on recap analysis

· Analyze current trends to recommend markdown strategy to Merchandising partners

· Participate in the annual budget & forecast planning

· Manage relationships in a manner acceptable to others and to the organization; adhere consistently with all organizational policies related to our respectful workplace

· Demonstrate a consistent commitment to field-focused service by prioritizing field-based requests, responding quickly and favorably to field-based feedback, by minimizing tasks, and proactively seeking ways to help store teams focus on customer service as productively as possible

· Work collaboratively with others within and outside of his or her function to achieve goals, simply processes, reduce costs, prevent loss, and to ensure that work is completed safely, accurately, and on time

· Responsible for adhering consistently with all employment policies as stated in the employee handbook provided or as provided by his or her supervisor

· Model the high level of customer service expected of all GameStop associates including, but not limited to, responding to voice mails and emails within organizationally defined timeframes, completing projects as committed, responding to others’ feedback appropriately, and making optimal use of organizationally limited resources by offering assistance to other functional teams when appropriate

· Model team commitment by adhering to the team's expectations and guidelines; fulfilling team responsibilities; and demonstrating personal commitment to the team by being cooperative, collaborative, and flexible

RELATED COMPETENCIES

· Communication- Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message

· Planning and Organizing- Identifies more critical and less critical activities and tasks; adjusts priorities when appropriate

· Customer Focus- Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind decisions; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and organization’s needs

· Continuous Improvement- Reviews processes to determine any gaps between current outputs and expected requirements

BASIC AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)

· Bachelor’s Degree

· 2 years’ work experience in retail inventory planning and allocation

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES

· Displays attention to detail; with strong analytic and organizational skills

· Proficient knowledge of Windows-based business computers and Microsoft Office programs; specifically, Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word

· Proficient ability to communicate effectively with others using spoken and written English

· Proficient ability to work collaboratively with others; conduct working relationships in a manner acceptable to others and to the organization

· Proficient ability to remain effective under stress, and respond to pressure in a manner acceptable to others and to the organization

· Demonstrated ability to model customer-focused behaviors leading to outstanding customer experiences

· Consistently demonstrates a commitment to GameStop policies and procedures, including but not limited to, attendance, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and ethical responsibilities

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