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The Associate Planner will work closely with the buying team to manage the open-to-buy, analyze seasonal merchandise assortments, and develop merchandising strategies. You have strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving skills, are curious, collaborative and an effective communicator that thrives in a rapidly changing environment.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nInitiate analysis and develop financial strategy for a rapidly growing retail business across the full price sized business (apparel and footwear).\n\nCreate seasonal, monthly, and weekly plans and forecasts for sales, inventory, markdowns and gross margin. Monitor performance and partner with buying team to develop merchandise strategies to achieve plans. Play an active role in making pricing recommendations.\n\nInitiate and develop actionable analysis to recap business by classification and subclass at a top-line as well as store level. Partner with buying team to create strategies to drive sales and achieve gross margin profitability.\n\nManage and update monthly open-to-buy.\n\nRecommend buys based on thorough analysis of retail business prior to each market to achieve increased sales, profitability and sell-thru %. Provide suggested SKU count targets at a class and store cluster level. Analyze key item style performance and forecast inventory needs.\n\nWork with buying team and stores to analyze business by door to maximize sales and stock opportunities. Monitor flow of initial assortments as well as reorders to stores by classification and by style.\n\nAid in allocation strategies to increase productivity and manage omni-inventory.\n\nYou’ll Need to Have:\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, or related field.\n\nMust have 3+ years’ experience in Retail Planning, Store Planning and/or Allocation\n\nAdvanced Excel Skills\n\nAdvanced Retail Math\n\nStrong analytical and creative problem-solving skills\n\nAbility to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment\n\nDetail-oriented with strong organizational and time management abilities\n\nPassion for fashion trends and consumer behavior.\n\nWe’d Love to See:\nMulti-channel planning experience\n\nMK Perks:\nGenerous Paid Time Off & Holiday Calendar\n\nSummer Fridays\n\nInternal Mobility Across Brands\n\nCross-brand Discount\n\nExclusive Employee Sales\n\nFav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)\n\n401k Match\n\nPaid Parental Leave\n\nThrive Wellness Program\n\nCommuter Benefits\n\nGym Discounts\n\n-\nThe Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. 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