The Associate Assortment Planner supports the Director of Category & Assortment Strategy with recommendations to maximize sales and margins across a portfolio of accounts. The Associate Assortment Planner has direct ownership of specific account assortments and is knowledgeable of and understands the goals and priorities of the company as well as specific accounts. This role leverages customer strategy, sales and financial analytics, marketplace insights and the product pipeline to develop recommendations for in line and clip programs specific to each retailer. They will be working closely with members of the Buying, Customer Development, Visual & Space Planning, and Replenishment teams to obtain and communicate the information needed for successful execution of assortment optimization. The Associate Assortment Planner should have proven ability to multi-task and operate independently, with strong analytical, presentation, communication, and Excel skills.
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