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 up-to-date 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.

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Create and maintain store grading at the class level.

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Monitor and review the grading process to ensure compliance with established guidelines.

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Review high volume/low space stores. Analyze stores with high sales volume but limited space and provide actionable insights.

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Determine how to best optimize high volume/low space stores. Identify and implement strategies to maximize efficiency and sales in these stores.

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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.

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Review and analyze size curves for each store before they are finalized and published.

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Implement and maintain detailed size profiles for different classes and item types.

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Conduct analysis to find size-related opportunities based on brand, region, or demographics and provide actionable insights to relevant stakeholders.

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Review/examine actual sales data, allocated sizes, and planned penetration percentages.

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Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to enhance size allocation accuracy.

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Collaborate with ASMs and Business Units to build store clusters. Implement/roll out localization strategies and brand/category-specific initiatives.

Core Competencies & Accomplishments:

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4 to 6 years of experience in Retail Supply Chain - planning and allocation, merchandising planning, inventory management and forecasting.

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Critical thinking, Problem Solving & Decision-making.

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Business planning and financial analysis, Allocation, Planning, Buying, Merchandising, Inventory Control and Supply Chain knowledge.

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Proficiency in Blue Yonder INFORM/JDA/EFAs or other planning and allocation operating system.

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Experience with Microstrategy Planning & Reporting tools a plus.

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Proficiency in intermediate excel.

Pay Range: INR ₹0.00 - INR ₹0.00 /Yr.

📌 Planning Sr Analyst (Bengaluru)
🏢 JCPenney
📍 Bengaluru