Free People Senior Merchandise Planner
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Free People is looking for a Senior Merchandise Planner who will maximize sales and profit by developing sound merchandise plans for one or more departments that support the companys goals for sales, turn, and margin.

• Ensuring the success of one or more departments by meeting or exceeding sales, gross margin, and inventory turn
• Partnering with the merchants to monitor and evaluate sales of current styles on a weekly basis
• Collaborating with planning and merchant team to identify any business opportunities
• Partnering with the buyer and planning manager to effectively manage receipts and inventory
• Maximizing opportunities thru key item programs
• Clearly communicating and providing reporting and analysis to highlight important trends and/or support key initiatives
• Utilizing the OTB to drive business
• Partnering with allocation to understand store level strategies
• Building strong partnerships thru constant communication and collaboration with merchant team
• Taking trend and merchant direction and interpreting it into a profitable strategy

• 5+ years of experience in Merchandise Planning
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Results oriented
• Creative problem solver/ outside the box thinker
• Strong communication skills
• Works well in teams
• Strong excel skills
• Bachelors Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field

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