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Senior Merchandise Planner

United States, New Albany · Job Posted May 16, 2026
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Accountable for the pro-active management and the day-to-day running of the business, by channel. Ensuring effective inventory management, in total and across channels, to maximize sales and margin. Will normally manage larger/more complex areas of the business and complete special projects. May also be responsible for managing a small team and delivering functional training.

Job Responsibility

  • Development of pre-season/in-season plans: Translation of by channel merchandise and assortment strategies into merchandise plans at a subclass/week level that will achieve financial targets
  • Includes development of assortment architecture and flow in partnership with merchant merchandise strategy
  • Understanding of marketing calendar and impact to financial architecture for each channel
  • Assessment of past seasons and results providing insight to plan development and recommendations in concert with merchandising partners
  • Update plans to react to business trends
  • prepares contingency plans to drive sales and profit objectives
  • Recommends pricing and promotional strategies that optimize margin, freshness and exit strategies, and that balance appropriately with the entire business pricing approach
  • Identifies and reacts to opportunities to increase sales, improve margin, optimize inventories, and decrease markdowns
  • Pro-active management of inventory, on order positions and margin results: Management of OTB
  • Management of markdowns (promotional and permanent) for all channels
  • Responsible for inventory positions for their business (total and by channel)
  • Manage and evaluate inventory positions, in all channels, to ensure optimize sales and margin optimization and improve inventory productivity
  • Provide direction and insights to the allocation team to ensure inventory is optimized by channel
  • Partner with allocation on store plans and allocation strategies
  • Accountable for managing day-to-day running of the business and meeting deadlines: Provides cross-functional partners with "what-if" proposals that quantify upside opportunities and risks and can make compelling and persuasive cases for proposals that are grounded in sound facts or assumptions
  • Anticipates potential obstacles and works with cross-functional partners to establish contingency plans
  • Ensures broad business strategies and objectives are translated into specific "local" objectives and plans
  • Presents financial information in a concise, clear, and confident manner in support of the needs of the business
  • Synthesizes large, complex data sets into major points and issues that readily facilitate decision-making.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 4-6 years in retail as a merchandise planner, Allocation, financial analyst, or Buyer experience a plus in addition to merchandise planning
  • Customer-centric focus with understanding of customer needs and ability to understand market trends
  • Ability to build strong relationships with a diverse group of cross functional partners and cascade the proper level of information to support decision making
  • Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, accounting, business or related field-- MBA a plus
  • Good systems skills with experience in managing and reporting data in such environments as RPAS, Data Warehouse, Excel, Access, etc.
  • Key skills: Strong analytical ability, financial acumen, business influence and communication, change agility

What we offer

  • Merchandise discount at select KnitWell Group brands
  • Support for individual development plus opportunities for career mobility
  • Local volunteer opportunities, annual donation and volunteer match to eligible nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic activities
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance & 401(K)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Time off – paid time off & holidays
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