Associate Category Management Planner
Michaels
Support Center - Irving
The Associate Category Management Planner will be a key business partner with Category Manager and Category Director (CM/CD) to ensure achievement of department goals in terms of sales, gross margin and inventory.
**Major Activities**
**Analysis:**
+ Provide CD/CM with analysis and recommendation to optimize sales, margin and inventory in season recommendations to optimize seasonal plans
+ Ensure corporate inventory initiatives are included in dept strategies
+ Optimize seasonal inventory flow
+ In season management and execution of basic assortment exit strategies for resets
+ Partner with Financial Planner to develop and execute SKU rationalization goals
**Purchase Planning:**
+ Using MFP (Michaels Financial Planning) to create weekly sales, margin and inventory plans at subclass level for seasonal and trend programs
+ Owns MFP administration for seasonal and basic plans
+ Incorporates correction of errors
+ Recommend "wave breaks" for seasonal flow
+ Recommend optimal inner and master packs
+ Work with pricing and CD/CM to make appropriate in season MD recommendations for seasonal and trend product
+ Evaluate forward buys on market deals and other opportunities
+ Develop and adhere to critical timelines
**Assortment Planning:**
+ Ensure assortments are completed within specific time frames
+ Participate in assortment plan review with category mgt team for seasonal and SBA assortments by analyzing historical information, and make appropriate recommendations.
**Reset support:**
+ Develop and implement MD strategy following reset financial timeline
+ Implement discontinue timing
+ Implement order placement timing for new product with CD/CM and Replenishment Team
+ Monitor progress of reset activities and integrate into MFP sales, margin and inventory forecast
+ Update finance partner on any activities that would require updating reset financials
+ Other duties as assigned
**Minimum Education**
+ BS or equivalent
+ Business, retail or related field
**Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills**
+ Microsoft Office literate, especially Excel
**Minimum Type of experience the job requires**
+ 2-5 years in retail
+ Numerical analysis and project management experience
**Other**
+ Ability to work comfortably on unstructured problems/tasks
+ Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and time constraints
**Preferred Special Certifications or technical skills**
+ Planning system skills preferred
**Preferred Type of experience the job requires**
+ 2+ years in retail planning or allocation preferred
**Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.**
At The Michaels Companies Inc, **our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity** . As the leading creative destination in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com (http://www.michaels.com./) and Michaels.ca . The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise, and MakerPlace by Michaels (https://www.michaels.com/makerplace) , a dedicated handmade goods marketplace. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, **Michaels is the best place for all things creative.** For more information, please visit  www.michaels.com
At Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit mikbenefits.com .
**Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all Makers to create, innovate and be better together.**
_Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL)._
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