Planner - Core Beverage, Snacks & Candy

Purpose: The Planner is responsible for inventory planning of company retail categories, analyzing sales and stock performance, and acting as a financial checkpoint to ensure productivity and profitability.

Essential Functions:

• Oversees Categories including Core Beverage, Snacks & Candy assortments across multiple buyers
• Forecasts sales by category down to the sku level for all planned buys in partnership with the field and Buying team; identifies opportunities and liabilities
• Partners with Buyers, Vendors and Supply Chain to plan, forecast, and monitor inventory; identifies and executes sales and margin opportunities
• Works with vendors to forecast in order to have the appropriate amount of inventory in the right place at the right time
• Implements auto-replenishment for assortments to maintain agreed upon stock levels
• Executes in partnership with Buyers and Supply Chain the markdown strategy to avoid inventory obsolescence and optimize return on inventory investment
• Identifies best-selling products with a view to maximizing sales while identifying products to be delisted
• Partners with Operations and Commercial Supply Chain teams to understand variance root causes; selects, implements, and tracks corrective actions
• Prepares and analyzes financial results presented to airport administration
• Generates Business Plan/Tender data pack for all types of projects: new store, new airport, and tender

Reporting Relationship: The Planner reports to the Director of Merchandise Planning

Major Interdependencies: Operations, Supply Chain, Business Development

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years:
  • Requires 5 years of retail experience engaged in developing and delivering planning programs
    • A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the 5-year requirement
  • In the industry: 3-5 years of Retail experience 

• Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits:
  • Knowledge of financial tools and concept profitability; understanding and use of market research and market trend information
  • Extensive experience of implementing and utilizing a OTB system when managing sales forecasting
  • Highly advanced business acumen and also has the strategic mindset required to understand the long-term implications of management decisions and to advance the organization/s goals.
  • Demonstrated history of anticipating and balancing the needs of the business with the needs of complex stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances
  • Demonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive results.

• Location: Requires regular attendance at the North America Support Center in East Rutherford, NJ

Disclaimer:

All job requirements are subject to change to reflect the evolving position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Dufry, Hudson, and HMSHost are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.