Merchandise Planner Jobs in Georgia

Job Title: Merchandise Planner Company: Citi Trends Location: Savannah, GA Description: Citi Trends Fashion for Less is a value priced family apparel retailer with over 300 stores in twenty states. As of May of 2005 Citi Trends became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq exchange with the symbol CTRN.Citi Trends headquarters is located in historic Savannah, Georgia. In addition to the distribution center and corporate office in Savannah we have a large distribution center in Darlington, South Carolina. Citi Trends buyers source the world for quality fashion items at outstanding prices to provide value to our customers. The merchandising of "Everyday Low Prices" has Citi Trends Fashion For Less well positioned for continual growth and profitability. As a team we are committed to deliver exceptional value to our customers. Position Description:Citi Trends is looking for a dedicated Merchandise Planner to join our team as one of the fastest growing chains in the value-priced apparel industry. Our fashions are turning heads, leading to the opening of 40-50 additional stores each year. If you've ever wanted a chance to lead the way, this is it.Job Responsibilities:•Develop, execute and communicate strategic merchandise financial plans and strategies that support the merchandising, marketing and financial objectives of a division. •Drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom line profitability. •Manage the financial success of a division by meeting sales, gross margin return on investment (GMROI) and inventory turn goals. •Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by department and class. •Collaborate with merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities by department and class. •Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan, and forecast in-season sales and inventories.•Present financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings Requirements:•Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. •Demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving skills •Able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with peers.•Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadline. •High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong retail math skills.•Minimum of 3 years of retail planning experience. •Ideally, will have at least 2 years of experience with well-respected, high-volume specialty retailer or direct-to-consumer business.Citi Trends is a great place to build a fun and rewarding career! We believe in promoting from within, so, rest assured, if you show the initiative, there'll be plenty of room to develop your career. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid vacation, a 401(k) plan, and much more. Ready for some rapid growth of your own? To Apply Visit Citi Trends

Job Title: Sr IT Quality Analyst - Merchandising Systems Company: The Home Depot Location: Atlanta, GA Description: POSITION PURPOSE - Seeking career-minded, results-oriented, experienced Senior Quality Analyst who demonstrates excellent problem solving and communication skills. Candidate must be a strong team player with an experience base of 7 or more years in increasingly challenging assignments. The role of the Senior Quality Analyst is to implement best practice testing techniques and perform testing as part of the software development life cycle. The Senior Quality Analyst should have strong knowledge of generally accepted testing practices and development processes. Responsibilities:Writing master test plans, developing and maintaining test specifications, test scripts test data and cases, troubleshooting test issues, and recording test results. Working with offshore team to ensure quality releases are attained. Participation in review of release definitions and design specifications. Participating in working design sessions, walkthroughs, and ongoing decision-making. Make recommendations regarding defect prioritization. Perform all test assignments to ensure the products and enhancements meet business requirements and client expectations. The Senior Quality Analyst ensures accuracy and precision of the product from the business point of view. Test result metrics and reporting as required. Develop and execute manual scripts to support testing requirements. Review test results and reports findings to management, in the form of metrics. Work with developers to resolve defects and issues. Offer advice and insight on system / application requirements and the associated effort required for quality assurance. Ability to independently: 1) Develop overall system testing strategies.2) Develop detailed testing plans including scripts, test data, and expected results.3) Execute system test plans. 4) Track and report defects identified. 5) Work closely with software engineering staff.6) Work closely with offshore team.7) Provide project forecasting and estimating. MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Develop and analyze master test plans, test cases, test schedules & test scripts from Analysts and Associates.Identify and thoroughly analyze defects, issues, risks, and action items along with identifying the business requirements & the system requirements as part of the project team.Define and track quality assurance metrics.Monitor & instruct team members on proper procedures to ensure team compliance. Provide status reports to Manager on development projects.Sign-off on test strategy, test development, and test results prior to implementation into production.NATURE AND SCOPE - The Senior Quality Analyst will work under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager. Responsible for helping others and providing on-the-job training or guidance.ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Job Title: Lead IT Quality Analyst - Merchandising Systems Company: The Home Depot Location: Atlanta, GA Description: POSITION PURPOSE - Providing high quality software is critical to our business. The QA Lead for Merchandising Systems will lead the quality assurance efforts for many of The Home Depot's Merchandising Applications. The QA Lead for Merchandising will drive various project phases including requirements gathering, planning test cycles, and manage the execution of system and end-to-end test cycles. Thorough planning, execution, and completion of test cycles will have a direct impact on the quality of systems delivered. The candidate must ensure application solutions delivered to production meet business requirements. The QA Lead must define test environments for a total test solution of major applications. Must ensure proper tools, techniques, and methodologies are applied throughout the entire test cycle. The QA Lead will focus on the business requirements and ensure that the implemented code meets the expectations of our stakeholders, and will work closely with the application teams as programs are developed. Expert ability to define test scenarios and scripting methodologies for complete system integration tests. This includes defining tests of multiple applications residing across multiple computing platforms and systems. Assess test designs and adequate data test beds. Interface with business subject matter experts to understand the business process, metrics and language. The QA Lead guides and directs the activities of all quality analysts within their area of control. Mentors and teaches testing methodology. MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Analyze, review and approve complex master test plans and related documents, test cases, test schedules & test scripts provided by other team members.Interface with business subject matter experts to understand the business process, metrics and language to ensure appropriate test coverage.Identify and track issues, risks, and action items for assigned projects. Review/understand test results to validate the resolution of any software, infrastructure or system defects. Provide expert QA direction to analysts, associates and contractors.Monitor project status / progression through daily metrics. Coordinate daily status meetings with the appropriate team members and stakeholders. Provide weekly status report to management team. Provide input into the test automation strategy. Conduct QA lessons learned sessions and apply knowledge acquired to upcoming projects. NATURE AND SCOPE - Tyipcally reports to Manager, Information TechnologyNo associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the technical leadership of a project work team: may select team members and assess capabilities, provide technical training, provide information necessary to meet work, project or program objectives, evaluate program or project performance.ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS - Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.