Philadelphia Corporate Jobs

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Five Below has a few exciting opportunities available in our Home Office located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 
Business Analyst

Job Responsibilities

  • Responsible for all activities related to supporting and enhancing our supply chain systems.
  • Act as an authority and subject matter expert on merchandising, supply chain and warehouse management systems- understand the business user’s function and help them develop more efficient process/procedure.
  • Anticipate and identify issues that may negatively impact business and develop/implement technology based solutions.
  • Manage all aspects of IT projects including analysis, design, development, installation and implementation.
  • Ensure our merchandising and supply chain systems meet current and future business needs.Work with IT vendors and other outside contacts on development and service relationships.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills required.
  • Forward thinker who designs for not only current business needs but, plans for scalability and longer term solutions.
  • Teamwork oriented- must be a team player willing to help others while also fostering their help in return.
  • Must be able to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities while ensuring successful completion of all items.
  • Collecting and analyzing the project’s business requirements and transferring the same knowledge to development team.
  • Providing suggestions to the development team during the development stage of product to meet the client’s business needs.
  • Preparing accurate and detailed requirement specifications documents, user interface guides, and functional specification documents.
  • Communicating effectively with external clients and internal teams to deliver product’s functional requirements like screen, interface, and GUI designs.
  • Documenting the acquired results of analysis and workflows as well as obtaining sign-off from the appropriate client.
  • Designing and executing the test scripts and test scenarios.
  • Coordinating with the groups of business unit who test, validate, evaluate new applications and functions, and determine issues in services and software.

Interpersonal Skills

  • Collaborate within a team across departments: by supporting the organization’s needs thru relationships specific business units (Merchandising, Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Replenishment/Allocations, and Distribution)

Job Skills and Knowledge

  • Understands overall job responsibilities
  • Can apply responsibilities to everyday business situations without direction; prioritizes effectively
  • Results oriented and not task oriented
  • Able to perform a wide variety of tasks ; The ability to break down complex processes into simpler parts for analysis and improvement.
  • Detail oriented, organized, and able to manage time efficiently, effective communication and excellent follow through to ensure the achievement of personal and company objectives.
  • Results oriented, goal oriented, self motivated and customer oriented.

 

Manager, Inventory Control

Job Description:

  • Position is a leader/key driver for company’s ongoing critical initiative for nventory integrity
  • Key inventory accuracy liasion with Store Ops, Distribution Center, Allocation and Management
  • Execute periodic cycle counts, including selection, results summary, issue identification and resolution and communication
  • Periodic testing of inventory valuations, including weighted average costing and LCM evaluation.
  • Monthly reconciliations of perpetual inventory to general ledger
  • External inventory reporting including bank reconciliations
  • Internal inventory control testing and development, including distribution center, store and accounts payable process and procedures.
  • Coordinate and manage the annual physical inventory for both the Stores and Distribution Center.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • BS in Accounting required; Retail experience preferred
  • minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience with 2 years in a management role
  • Relevant financial experience with Merchandise Inventory
  • Solid analytical skills and internal control
  • Strong written/verbal communication skills
 
Buyer

General

  • Lead the development and assortment of specific category and product lines to deliver merchandise with great value
  • Select and deliver the trendiest product while achieving financial goals and staying within specific price points
  • Develop relationships with current as well as new vendors to capitalize on the hottest trends and deliver the most exciting new merchandise
  • Negotiate favorable terms and conditions with all vendors
  • Work with other members of the merchandising group on product development and implementation into existing store schemes
  • Perform in depth market research to identify the hottest product for the target audience

Departmental Process

  • The Buyer supports the department through management of the departmental paperwork, purchase order process, vendor communication, advertising process and planogram process.
  • Development and maintenance of the ad rotation chart.
  • Development and maintenance of advertising documentation and files.
  • Attendance and participation in advertising proof sessions.
  • Management of the departmental ad turn in meetings.
  • Inform vendors regarding ad schedule.

Database Maintenance

  • Coordinate initial sku and vendor set-up paperwork.
  • Communication and training of vendors in completion of paperwork.
  • Purchase order development.
  • Purchase order process management.
  • Responsible for database accuracy.

 Planogram Process

  • Assist in planogram development.
  • Management of planogram paperwork.

Skills/Competencies

  • Must possess a demonstrable knowledge of important trends evolving in the targeted market
  • Must have a significant knowledge of product development, planning, distribution and domestic and overseas manufacturing
  • Must be extremely detail oriented
  • Must have strong negotiation skills
  • Must have strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Must have strong computer skills
Qualifications/Experience

  • A minimum of 5-7 years of direct buying experience in a specialty or department store environment

  • Experience in off-price markets is a plus

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • Must be willing to travel
 
Merchandise Planner

Job Description:

Pre Season Planning:

    • Provide historical data for key metrics (Sales, Receipts, Turn, MMU%, final GM%) and current trend on a Bottoms Up worksheet
    • Work with Buyer to decide by business how to plan the new season. (Grow, Maintain,Downtrend)
    • Create a flow by month in accordance with company goals.
    • Work with Buyer on Seasonal Planning to determine the buy quantities based onLY performance. Utilize store selling as well as market trend.
    • Provide Store rankings to Analysts for Allocation.
    • Provide Store rankings to Buyers for Assortment Plans.

In Season Planning:

  • OTB Reforecasting Sales and  Inv, insuring proper inventory for Basics, Key Items and Ad Items
  • Review Ladder Plans for Key Programs, make recommendations
  • Analyze Top Sellers (Top 200), Do we have enough on order
  • Analyze Bottom Sellers, Do we have too much on order
  • Analyze the Aging of Inventory, make recommendations
  • Monitor IMU% / MMU% Goals
  • Hindsight Review of Business
  • Ad Hoc reporting

Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree
  • 2-4 years experience in Merchandise Buying or Planning Capacity
  • Strong Retail Math acumen
  • Excellent Computer skills, proficient in MS Office Suite

Manager of Networking and Infrastructure

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required in business or technology related field
  • MUST HAVE Network Administration experience (5+ years)
  • MCSA certification required, MCSE is a plus
  • Experience in all areas of local and wide area networks
  • Ability to think analytically and should be a problem solver.
  • Must have the ability to work in a fast paced dynamic and growing IT environment and the flexibility to work with a wide range of technologies.
  • Experience with PCI and Sarbanes Oxley compliance is a plus.
  • Forward thinker who designs for not only current business needs but, plans for scalability and longer term solutions.
  • Must be able to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities while ensuring successful completion of all items.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
  • Detail oriented, organized, and able to manage time efficiently.
  • Ability to manage and develop staff. 
  • In depth knowledge and administration of Windows XP/Windows 7, MS Windows Server 2003/2008, Active Directory, Exchange, and MS SQL server administration.
  • Knowledge of wireless LAN technologies and related security.

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the day-to-day operation of computer networks including hardware/software support, training, and special projects.
  • Plan, design and implement data connectivity for local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) systems.
  • Network administration (including data backup, security management, user account management, e-mail systems, VPN connectivity and internet access).
  • Ensure all security updates and patches remain current for Windows OS, anti-virus, etc. throughout the chain. 
  • Direct project activities related to information technology networks, including servers, storage, and computer systems.
  • Manage the procurement and maintenance of all network and desktop hardware. 
  • Work with IT vendors and other outside contacts on deployment and service relationships.
  • Assist in design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of Disaster Recovery plan.
  • Manage network and desktop support personnel to ensure policy, procedural, and process compliance.

 

 

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