About us Established in 1983 in a small Sanibel Island boutique filled with artfully stylish pieces, Chico’s has evolved to inspire accomplished women to embrace and express their individuality through effortless chic and unique styles. We’re dedicated to making women feel confident and beautiful. Build your career with a team that empowers you. POSITION OBJECTIVE: This position is responsible for the development of annual, seasonal, monthly, and weekly plans utilizing current sales and trend information. This position is primarily responsible for translating the Merchant’s vision into viable plans and profitable results across Omni channels. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Partners with the Merchants on the development of pre-season sales, markdown, margin, receipt and inventory. Develops projections and inventory flow for key items/collections. Provides other analysis related to driving business goals (e.g. hindsight’s, color-selling, etc.). Forecasts monthly and seasonal plans, to ensure all orders fall within approved financial targets. Analyzes and reacts to performance of strategy based on actual sales and current trend performance. Prepares and participates in Merchandise Review meetings (MBR, seasonal hindsight). Partners with Merchant to develop and propose tactics in response to current business trends, such as: Makes recommendations for key financial meetings/decisions in order to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivity Monthly plan review process, develops sales, markdown, receipt and inventory re-forecasts Manages and executes promotional and liquidation strategy Communicates revisions within the team and cross functionally Partners with cross functional teams to utilize seasonal selling curves by region, climate, and store attributes. Exhibits initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potentials. This position may be found in multiple brands. Some duties may vary from brand to brand. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, or business preferred 4+ years of experience in retail merchandise planning, demand forecasting; inventory management, allocation or replenishment; financial planning or financial analysis experience 3 years of retail experience in merchandising/buying or allocation Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; strong aptitude with numbers; retail math skills, understanding of forecasting methodology Makes decisions with limited information but also able to synthesize large quantities of data to drive business decisions Strong communication and presentation skills; concisely presents complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences System proficiency with strong emphasis on Excel Builds collaborative partnerships cross-functionally; identifies/influences critical stakeholders #LI-CS4 Location: Corporate FAS Retail Services - Fort Myers, FL 33928 Position Type: Regular/Full time Equal Employment Opportunity The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact myHRSupport@knitwellgroup.com. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation. KnitWell Group, a specialty retail operating company, comprises some of the most iconic brands in America – Ann Taylor, Chico's, Haven Well Within, Lane Bryant, LOFT, Soma, Talbots, White House Black Market. Individually, our brands are unique and strong. Together, we are powerful. Our common thread is our commitment to create exceptional products, provide memorable experiences, and achieve superior results. Our associates are innovators who thrive through collaboration and are dedicated to excellence. At the heart of it all are the customers we serve. We are dedicated to creating fashion that not only looks good but also makes our customers feel good. To reduce potential fraud, we remind all applicants: • It won’t cost you money to apply for a job with us. Our brands will never ask for money – that includes a wire transfer or a credit card. There will be no charge for equipment, background checks or other expenses in submitting a job application with us. • We will never ask for your bank account information as part of the interview process. Your bank account information should only be entered during the onboarding process after you are hired to set up direct deposit of wages. • Interviews will be conducted in-person or through a secure video call, using a teleconference application that uses email addresses only (not telephone numbers). • Watch closely for email addresses with misspelled or “spoofed” company names in communications during the interview process. Examples of suspicious addresses include “Info@company.net” instead of “Info@company.com,” and misspelled company names like “Info@companie.com” or “Info@compaany.com.” • If you do apply to our Brands through an official job board site rather than using our official website (https://www.ascena.com/home/our-careers/work-with-us/), report suspicious communication immediately to the site or platform used to submit your job application (such as an official job board site). • If you have any questions or are not sure if you’ve applied to our Brands, please reach out to myHRSupport@AscenaRetail.com to confirm. • If you believe you may be a victim of a scam, please contact your local law enforcement.

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