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    Walgreens

    Pharmaceutical

    Merchandise Planner

    Any, United StatesOn-SiteFull-timePosted 2d ago
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    Job description

    Job Summary
    The Merchandise Planner works in collaboration with the Category Management Team to deliver on the business strategy by leading the development and ongoing management of the annual and weekly financial plan, creating the business forecast, and evaluating potential pricing decisions and promotional plans. Manages ongoing financial plans through data-driven recommendations and creation of the demand plan. Works highly collaboratively within a matrix organization to ensure the cross functional team is delivering budgeted P&L results.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Develops category and/or departmental financial plans to achieve sales and profit goals. Recommends actions based on historical performance and forecasts comparing various scenarios.
    • Partners with various areas within Retail Products and cross functional project teams to drive key initiatives that impact the business and deliver end to end P&L results.
    • Conceptualizes highly complex analytics to provide insights for proactive issue resolution and evaluations.
    • Provides post mortem analysis of merchant category to identify trends and recommendations to maximize results.
    • Identifies item level opportunities to drive performance while controlling inventory levels by leveraging data and insights. Analyzes sales trends, item level data, pricing and promotional plans, markdowns and budgets to build a demand plan.
    • Performs annual financial planning and conducts weekly forecasting.  Executes reports to drive performance and alignment across category team and cross functional partners.
    • Develops approaches to drive the development of broad reaching initiatives.
    • Establishes guidelines, best practices and standards.
    About Walgreens
    Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

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    Walgreens

    About Walgreens Walgreens is a trusted and convenient local health destination that millions of Americans rely on every day. Our founder, Charles R. Walgreen Sr., was known for finding new ways to connect with customers on a personal level and treating each person like a guest in his own home. For over a century, we have expanded that personal connection through our network of neighborhood pharmacies and our innovative health services and products. The foundation for all of this is our trusted pharmacy expertise, and our team members who provide essential care that helps people achieve better health outcomes at an affordable cost.

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