Merchandise planner vs retail buyer

Differences between merchandise planner and retail buyer duties and responsibilities

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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Retail buyer example responsibilities.

• Manage the open-to-buy (OTB) process by monitoring stock levels
• Lead team of content support/merchandisers to achieve and consistently hit KPI goals.
• Manage set up of new items as well as integration into POS system.
• Manage open-to-buy to ensure continual flow of merchandise to stores and warehouses with careful attention to advertise events and promotions.
• Key member of development team that implement JDA MMS software.
• Maintain inventory and displays for jewelry and bath/body products.
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