Merchandise analyst vs merchandise planner

Differences between merchandise analyst and merchandise planner duties and responsibilities

Merchandise analyst example responsibilities.

• Manage a team of allocation analysts who distribute fashion jewelry to more than a thousand stores
• Analyze and forecast sales, manage inventory levels and determine distribution strategy to all Marshalls stores.
• Manage and maintain the OTB for specific departments by preparing forecasts, evaluating performance, and maximizing profitability while minimizing liabilities.
• Allocate product to the appropriate stores using JDA system.
• Analyze and allocate for women's intimate apparel, and accessories.
• Analyze historical POS to create seasonal profiles for all items, allowing the system to more efficiently predict seasonal trends.
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Merchandise planner example responsibilities.

• Monitor and analyze planned assortments by door in order to achieve plan turn goals and ROI.
• Manage purchase order logs to ensure plan receipts and IMU requirements are maintained in the department.
• Complete training on the JDA planning and forecasting system to effectively manage the financial aspects of each department.
• Implement and manage the E3 auto-replenishment system to optimize inventory levels of width-size shoes, core shoes and shoe accessories.
• Manage product flow in apparel category; determining order quantities and generating purchase orders for new and replenishment orders.
• Manage and maintain the OTB for specific departments by preparing forecasts, evaluating performance, and maximizing profitability while minimizing liabilities.
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