Merchandise Planner

**What you’ll do**
- Make recommendations towards the development of strategic annual and seasonal plans consistent with company goals
- Work with Buyers and Analysts to form recommendations that will maximize Sales, Gross Margin, and Inventory turn for assigned commodities
- Receive information from the Analyst group regarding weather forecasts and integrate into the merchandise planning
- Provide recommendations regarding the creation of seasonal plans
- Create seasonal category strategies
- Provide recommendations to the Buyer to publish merchandise directions
- Support and recommend promotional event plans through appropriate pre-event inventory builds and post-event management
- Scale merchandise assortments to the store size and volume once clustering activities are completed
- Develop and execute an assortment plan which specifies the number of customer choices appropriate for different store clusters and the correct depth for each choice
- Prepare recommendations for key item listings
- Make recommendations towards the building of master assortments
- Assist in planning item lifecycle
- Identify risks and opportunities to the business and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals and optimize inventory investments
- Solicit store input into seasonal planning process and make recommendations toward the consolidation/adjustment of input back into merchandise plan
- Provide recommendations to the Buyer for In-Season Management and performs monitoring and re-forecasting as required - trending receipts, sales and markdowns and reacting accordingly
- Provide ongoing communication with the Buyer and GMM of performance compared to plan, in-season parameters, identifying areas of potential opportunity and risk
- Provide ongoing assessments and recommendations of impact of current performance on future plans
- Provide in-depth analysis and reporting in support of all critical decisions
- Evaluate and report on product testing from both a pre-season and an in-season perspective and responsible for imbedding testing into the business decision making process.

**What you bring**
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Mathematics, or Statistics
- 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Strong computer knowledge and proficiency in MS Excel
- Ability to work under pressure and grow in a fast pace environment
- Team-oriented
- Strong analytical experience and ability
- Demonstrated ability to use a systematic approach in solving problems through analysis of alternate solutions; to use logic, mathematics, or other problem solving tools in data analysis
- Excellent collaborative / team skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organization skills and the ability to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Drive for continuous improvement
- Business savvy with a strong sense of fashion is an asset.

**Hybrid**

At Canadian Tire we value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

**About Us**

At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging**

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

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