Overview
Senior Planning Analyst:
The Senior Analyst will be part of Planning & Allocation Team where you will leverage your skills and business acumen to achieve the organization and team goals.
About Catalyst Brands:
Catalyst Brands is a leading U.S.-based retail organization formed in 2025 through the merger of JCPenney and SPARC Group, combining multiple iconic fashion brands under one umbrella. The company manages a diversified portfolio of well-known brands including Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lucky Brand, and JCPenney. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Catalyst Brands focuses on delivering modern retail experiences while leveraging the heritage of established global brands. With a workforce of over tens of thousands and multi-billion-dollar revenue, the organization operates at a large scale across retail, e-commerce, and supply chain domains. The company emphasizes innovation, digital transformation, and customer-centric strategies to enhance brand value and consumer engagement. Catalyst Brands is expanding its global presence, including a growing capability centre in India that supports technology, digital operations, and analytics. It aims to drive operational excellence and business growth by integrating technology, data-driven insights, and efficient retail practices.
Primary Size, Grading & Location Planning Responsibilities:
- Own and develop/maintain grading guidelines/strategies. Ensure grading guidelines/strategies are being followed through grading review process.
Create and maintain store grading at the class level.
Monitor and review the grading process to ensure compliance with established guidelines.
Review high volume/low space stores. Analyze stores with high sales volume but limited space and provide actionable insights.
Determine how to best optimize high volume/low space stores. Identify and implement strategies to maximize efficiency and sales in these stores.
Communicate individual store grade adjustments. Inform relevant stakeholders about changes in store grades. Adjust store grades based on identified opportunities for improvement.
- Drive size strategy. Develop/manage the overall size strategy for the company. Determine level to profile and strategies to drive size precision.
Review and analyze size curves for each store before they are finalized and published.
Implement and maintain detailed size profiles for different classes and item types.
Conduct analysis to find size-related opportunities based on brand, region, or demographics and provide actionable insights to relevant stakeholders.
Review/examine actual sales data, allocated sizes, and planned penetration percentages.
Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to enhance size allocation accuracy.
Collaborate with ASMs and Business Units to build store clusters. Implement/roll out localization strategies and brand/category-specific initiatives.
Core Competencies & Accomplishments:
4 to 6 years of experience in Retail Supply Chain - planning and allocation, merchandising planning, inventory management and forecasting.
Critical thinking, Problem Solving & Decision-making.
Business planning and financial analysis, Allocation, Planning, Buying, Merchandising, Inventory Control and Supply Chain knowledge.
Proficiency in Blue Yonder INFORM/JDA/EFAs or other planning and allocation operating system.
Experience with Microstrategy Planning & Reporting tools a plus.
Proficiency in intermediate excel.
INR ₹0.00 - INR ₹0.00 /Yr.
