Planner, Entertainment
External job listingat Kroger
Plan and forecast general merchandise sales, manage category financial and assortment plans, analyze performance, and recommend actions to improve results.
Salary
Not provided
Location
Portland, United States
Employment type
Full time
Workplace
Not provided
Planner, Entertainment
Portland, United States
Job description
About the role
At Kroger, the Planner, Entertainment works closely with buyers to create category financial plans. The role plans, forecasts and coordinates each division's weekly, period and annual general merchandise (GM) sales, ensuring the profit budget aligns with corporate and division goals. It also analyzes performance and recommends actions to improve categories.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and coach direct reports, complete performance reviews and provide feedback.
- Create and manage period financial plans for sales, markdowns, gross margin and turnover at sub-class level for department store formats and class level for other formats.
- Create and manage assortment plans and allocate products for department, marketplace and food stores.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative sources to guide enterprise sales, margin and inventory strategies.
- Support advertising and display plans, on-floor presentation optimization and turnover.
- Re-forecast in-season sales, margin and turnover based on current trends and market dynamics, and recommend actions to address improvement opportunities.
- Reconcile department store open-to-buy and communicate status to key stakeholders.
- Analyze seasonal and fashion categories, recommend courses of action and create a strategy for the following season.
- Facilitate team meetings and provide timely communications to the planning team about process strategies.
- Work with the Replenishment team to manage store and warehouse inventory.
- Create and manage sales markdown reports and forecasts for department stores.
- Determine plan-o-gram minimums using store volume and input from GM and divisional merchandise managers, buyers and replenishment analysts; communicate results to vendors.
- Conduct enterprise-wide store tours and maintain awareness of industry trends, the competitive landscape across the enterprise and regional needs.
Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
Key facts
- Works closely with buyers to create category financial plans.
- Plans, forecasts and coordinates weekly, period and annual general merchandise sales.
- Supervises and coaches direct reports and completes performance reviews.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Planner, Entertainment role involve?
It involves creating category financial plans with buyers, forecasting general merchandise sales, and analyzing category performance to recommend actions.
What are the main responsibilities?
Responsibilities include managing financial and assortment plans, analyzing sales and inventory, supporting advertising and displays, and working with the Replenishment team.
Does the role include supervising employees?
Yes. The role supervises and coaches direct reports, completes performance reviews and provides feedback.