Merchandise Planner

Senior Merchandise Planner

The Senior Merchandise Planner is a leadership role in the Planning department which provides training and support to planners, as well as fulfills a planner role.

Essential Functions :

• Partners with Supply Chain and Merchandising to develop, execute, and analyze bottom up plans at sub department that are rolled up to meet the company goals.
• Develops knowledge of the merchandise categories and incorporates this in the planning process.
• Leads planning meetings to discuss goals and expectations of the Merchant team.
• Conducts fact-based analysis of performance metrics using history and trends.
• Presents exception based reporting to Supply Chain and Merchandising with recommendations for action.
• Leads weekly Open to Buy meetings and has a strong understanding of the metrics used in inventory management.
• Assists team members in understanding performance metrics.
• Prepares month end and year end reporting that is submitted to the planning director and manager.
• Supports planners with additional training and works with the planning manager to support the team.
• Assists in training new planners and fields questions from the team.
• Acts as the liaison between the Analytics and IT departments and the Planning department to request assistance.
• All other duties as assigned.

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Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit your nearest location or contact us at hrcompliance@basspro.com.