Merchandising & Assortment Planning

Build seasonal assortment plans by store cluster, manage open-to-buy budgets, decide SKU breadth vs. depth, balance newness against proven sellers. You're juggling vendor minimums, lead times, store capacity, and the merchant's instinct that says 'this color is going to hit.' Pull sell-through reports weekly, adjust receipts, chase what's working, cancel what isn't.

Decide when to mark down, how deep to go, and whether to consolidate to clearance racks or markdown in place. Balance sell-through velocity against margin erosion. Manage seasonal exits — you know that taking a significant share on August 15 gets different results than a large portion on September 5. Coordinate markdowns across channels so your e-comm price doesn't undercut the store.

Build planograms that maximize sales per linear foot, decide fixture types, shelf heights, and product adjacencies. You know that putting batteries next to electronics lifts both, and that eye-level is buy-level. Balance vendor-paid placement agreements against actual productivity. Reset stores seasonally and manage the chaos of new item introductions, deletions, and pack-size changes.