Senior Merchandise Planner

As a Senior Merchandise Planner at Target, you will be responsible for conducting comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports and providing insights to inform the Inventory team's work. You will create a financial link between Merchandising and Supply Chain, and have a voice in important decisions from a financial strategy standpoint.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Providing in-season decision support and collaborating on assortment planning
• Recommending localization and channel strategies, including cluster types and profiles
• Leading demand forecasting and supporting the divisional strategy through category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors
• Heading up the open-to-buy process and deciding on category-level investment and financial validity of assortments
• Conducting root cause analysis for variation between supply and demand forecasts
• Interpreting forecast results and conducting 'what if?' analysis to guide go-forward recommendations

In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, offering comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), employee discount, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.