Planner, Amazon

July 17, 2026

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<div>Location: Secaucus, New Jersey Job Summary: The Amazon Planner will be responsible for the complete financial management of assigned area of responsibility, including the creation of financial and merchandise plans, actualization of results, and a keen ability to identify, communicate, and implement strategic business opportunities at the division, category, and season code levels. The Planner will forecast sales, markdowns, and inventory levels on a regular basis and identify risks to the business and develop action plans in cooperation with their merchandising partner to mitigate risks profitably. Responsibilities: Job Description Key Accountabilities: <ul><li>Create monthly financial plans at division and category level for fiscal time periods</li><li>Reforecast sales, gross margin, and inventory for fiscal time periods</li><li>Recap end of season performance at division, category, season, and style levels for merchandise buy period</li><li>Conduct basic stock replenishment (order quantity by style, color, and size)</li><li>Key item planning for all basic styles (sales, margin, inventory)</li><li>Conduct daily, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal sales reporting</li><li>Manage inventory flow on fashion receipts</li><li>Develop size curve and pre-pack definitions</li><li>Partner with merchant to support the buy process</li></ul> Education and Experience: <ul><li>Bachelor's degree</li><li>3+ years of experience in retail planning and analysis</li></ul> Skills and Behaviors: <ul><li>Proven track record of financially astute business management</li><li>Expertise in retail math with strong analytical skills/ learning agility</li><li>Strong problem solving and decision making skills</li><li>Ability to identify and clearly communicate business opportunities and risks/ analytical and data reasoning</li><li>Good organization and workload prioritization skills/ detail-orientation and accuracy</li><li>Proficient in planning systems and Microsoft Office</li><li>Strong team player/relationship-building</li><li>Proven process of improvement and problem solving</li></ul> Hourly/Salary $50,000.00 - $125,000.00 Salaryo Benefits include: Bonus eligible (depending on role), Paid Time Off, Employee Discount, 401(k) and company match, Wellness Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, free backup care (for kids, pets & the elderly), choice of health insurance plans, company-paid life/AD&D, short and long term disability, a variety of voluntary benefits and an employee assistance program. Benefit offerings are subject to change and vary by role/level for each position. Respective waiting periods may apply to certain benefit offerings. </div>

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