Manager, Merchandise Planning Home Depot / THD - 3.7 Atlanta, GA Job Details 19 hours ago Qualifications Bachelor's degree

Full Job Description Position Purpose:

The Manager of Merchandise Planning will be responsible for execution of assortment reviews and analyzing online programs and trends. This individual will drive promotion, pricing & profitability analytics and provide store side Merchandising with the insights needed to grow total market share. Responsible for analyzing data, key reporting and working with Direct Fulfillment Merchants to identify opportunities across multiple depts.

Key Responsibilities:

40% Drive consistent category-level strategy planning with

Merchants:

coordination of necessary data from both store and online systems along with data from key competitors, development of project templates and concise reporting results for Online and Store Merchants 30% Responsible for the creation and execution of KPI reporting, ensuring accurate data collection while highlighting key insights to drive decision making 20% Manage the execution of key programs and new online initiatives 10% Partner with functional areas such as Supply Chain, Core Merchandising, Vendor Compliance and Inventory Management to ensure effective solutions that can be leveraged across all areas

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

Position reports to Sr. Manager of Merchandise Planning, homedepot.com Number of direct reports is 6. Accountable for direct supervision of the work activities of others. In addition to personnel issues - including selection, termination, performance appraisal and professional development of subordinates.

Travel Requirements:

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA Online and/or Retail Store Experience. Both preferred. Financial planning and analysis experience Advanced computer skills to retrieve, manipulate, analyze, and interpret data with experience with MS Office; MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project & statistical software.

Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

None Preferred Leadership Experience:

None Certifications:

None Competencies:

Strong strategic thinking ability Superior analytic skills (quantitative and qualitative) General management skills Strategic thinking; process focus Ability to influence others at all levels within the organization