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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in retail planning, merchandising, and demand forecasting, with strong analytical skills to drive actionable insights and strategic category management. Proficient in financial modeling and reporting, with the ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Retail PlanningDemand ForecastingFinancial ModelingMicrosoft ExcelCategory Management
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
MerchandisingInventory ManagementData VisualizationAnalytical ReasoningFinancial Acumen
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingCritical ThinkingAgile Mindset
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft PowerPointMerchandise Planning ToolsAI Tools
Industry Keywords
Cross-Functional CollaborationScenario PlanningPerformance ReportingStrategic Business Partnership
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop monthly and annual category financial plans with Category Managers and cross-functional teams
- Conduct monthly verification of merchandise performance and initiatives across categories
- Build and input mid-month and end-of-month forecasts using historical performance, current trends, and planned strategies
- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and insights on performance drivers
- Communicate cross-functionally through MBRs and reassess category plans to drive growth
- Partner with Demand Chain to monitor inventory levels and sales and identify product performance and inventory needs
- Provide forecasting guidance for new item targets, promotions, and overstocks
- Create executive-level reports and presentations detailing merchandise performance and proposing fact-based strategies
- Support scenario planning and financial modeling for category plans, risk mitigation, and profitability improvement
- Provide insights and thought leadership for tactical and strategic category and merchandise plans covering 1–5 years
- Manage multiple competing priorities and execute at a high level in a fast-paced environment
Requirements
What you’ll need- 3+ years of experience in retail planning, merchandising, demand forecasting, inventory management, finance, or analytics
- Experience with merchandise planning tools preferred
- Previous category management experience preferred
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Intermediate AI tools, including use of AI for diagnostics and planning
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make actionable recommendations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Comfortable working in a matrix organization with fast-paced, cross-functional collaboration
- Financial acumen and forecasting
- Critical thinking and analytical reasoning
- Strategic business partnership
- Agile mindset and adaptability
- Data visualization and storytelling
- Proficiency in technical tools
- Position not eligible for sponsorship
Benefits
Comp & perks- General description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in the US for the position available via linked benefits page
- General description of all benefits 7-Eleven is offering in Canada for the position available via linked benefits page