Location Planner

Location Planner

The Location Planner position is responsible for assessing and adjusting replenishment settings associated with store level merchandise needs and is principally accountable for the 'pull' logic in the replenishment system that directs movement of inventory from DC to stores. The Location Planner is the integration point between the S&OP organization, Stores, and Visual Merchandising. The Location Planner also provides "bottoms-up" channel insights to the Demand Planner to guide adjustments where needed to channel forecasts. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position.

Position Reports to Commercial Manager

What We Stand For

Established in 1978, The Container Store has grown to be the leading specialty retailer of storage and organization products in the United States and the only national retailer solely devoted to the category. We provide creative, multifunctional, customizable storage and organization solutions that help our customers save time, save space and improve the quality of their lives. We foster a culture built around our Foundation Principles, which define how we approach our relationships with our employees, vendors, customers and communities and influence every aspect of our business.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assesses and makes recommendations to adjust as needed PTMs or Event Level settings to align critical location-inputs with desired inventory levels in stores
• Incorporates both Sales and Space constraints in recommendations
• Incorporates seasonality and (as known) promotional plans in recommendations
• Leverages dashboards and exception reporting to identify most critical outliers to action
• Partners with Supply Chain and Stores to assess and forecast weekly store unit and cube needs and to ensure forecasted truck capacity needs are aligned with future sales forecasts
• Reviews recent weeks sales units and assesses the store 'pull' generated and sent to stores to identify and recommends actions if unbalanced
• In cases of constrained inventory, identifies and recommends SKUs to be generated but held from SKU / Store replenishment truck printing, advises demand planner, reviews and submits updates to the 'hold' truck printing SKU / store list maintained by Product Operations
• Assesses the performance of seasonal product (e.g., Christmas) and makes location-based recommendations to demand planner to account for lost sales opportunities
• Updates the SKU / Store eligibility flag in Atlas / John Galt and is accountable for its consistency with the assortment strategies by store set by the Commercial Lead
• Leverages reports on store and SKU performance, supporting data-driven decisions that improve in-stock levels and reduce excess inventory

Experience Education, Certifications and Affiliations :

We believe in taking care of our team. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond just health insurance (though we've got that covered too!). Here at The Container Store, we're passionate about helping you contain your health, grow your career, and find balance in your life.

Here's a peek at what you can expect :

For our full-time associates, we offer even more :

But that's not all! We offer a fun and collaborative work environment where you can learn, grow, and make a real difference.

Company will not pay costs associated with immigration sponsorship.

The Container Store promotes a smoke-free, drug-free environment.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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