Associate Planner

Brand Overview

At maurices, we’re all about feel-good fashion for real life. We’re committed to our service with style promise and to offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend—and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0–24, maurices is known for versatile styles across key categories like denim, dresses, tops, and more. We’ve been doing this since 1931, and today you’ll find us in over 800 communities across North America and online at  At maurices, it’s more than clothes - it’s where fun, friendship and fashion come together!

We believe in putting People First — and that starts with you. We’re a collaborative team that leads with kindness, values authenticity, stays curious, and moves with agility. We work smart, have fun, and support one another in a generously flexible environment that empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. We’re headquartered in the heart of Duluth, Minnesota overlooking the beautiful shores of Lake Superior.

Our original hometown offers the perfect blend of natural beauty, four-season adventure, and a vibrant college town atmosphere.

The Associate Merchandise Planner is responsible for supporting in the creation, monitoring, and analysis if annual sales & inventory plans and forecasts which result in maximized profit potential. The Associate Merchandise Planner is responsible for pre-season plans and in season projections for key items/assigned categories and identification of opportunity and risk to optimize sales and profit. We currently have an opportunity for a Associate Planner to join our team located at our Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802.

• Create and implement annual sales, margin, and inventory plans for assigned key items/categories:
• Support PLC timeline by initiating plan discussion and development and preparing for milestone meetings.
• Create and present financially sound key item/category plans through: research and analysis of data, appropriate interpretation of historical data, trend analysis, and collaboration with cross functional partners that support total company financial goals.
• Support Planner in validating alignment between Merchandise financial plans and assortment plans
• OTB/Inventory management:
  
  Develops monthly reforecast of sales, and inventory plans for key items.
• Anlayses historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities and to make recommendations for action.
• Discuss and communicate forecast with team
• Attend OTB meetings, weekly cross functional meetings to understand trend and impact to key items/categories
• Analysis:
  Weekly and/or monthly reporting – channel performance, core vs plus, etc.
• Management of key item ladders
• Average store analysis of categories & key items to support Planner pre-season & in-season process
• Promo planning/recap for assigned key items/categories
• Develop ad hoc analyses, recaps, as appropriate
• Understanding of how trends within your category impact the business as a whole
• Learn to use and update key merchandise planning reports such as Rolling Projections, Class Plan Recaps, Hindsight Documentation, etc.
• Create and maintain strong partnerships:
  
  Positively impact and influence others and work effectively and efficiently with peers and cross functional partners.
• Clearly communicate and collaborate with key business partners including planners, merchants, planning analysts, allocation, and planning peers.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience is required
• Experience:
  
  2+ years of retail planning/allocation experience is required
• Working knowledge of computers with high level of proficiency in excel, word, and database warehouse tools.
• Skills:
  
  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to develop strong, effective cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to confidently assert his/her position, while using facts and data to support conclusions and recommendations.
• Open and agile to change.
• Strong presentation skills.

Location:

Corporate…