Planner, Promotional Strategy (On-Site) at Kohl's

Role Specific Information Job Description

This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You’ll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

About the Role:

As Planner, Promotional Strategy, you will support the development and execution of quarterly promotional calendar plans. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align promotional activities with business priorities, ensure calendar accuracy and identify opportunities to optimize timing, cadence and effectiveness of promotions. You will contribute to process improvements and provide insights that inform ongoing promotional planning and strategy.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the development and maintenance of the quarterly promotional calendar, ensuring alignment with business priorities and key milestones

• Partner with Manager of Promotional Strategy, Strategic Pricing, Analytics, and Finance to evaluate promotional performance and identify opportunities to optimize sales, margin, and customer response

• Translate data and insights into clear recommendations that support planning decisions and cross-functional alignment

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align on promotional strategies and ensure coordinated execution

• Maintain and update planning tools, trackers and documentation to ensure accuracy and visibility across teams

• Communicate calendar updates, key insights and performance recaps to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, workflows and cross-functional collaboration

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with cross-functional partners to support effective planning and execution

• Be a strong strategic thinker with a creative, solutions-oriented approach to solving complex business challenges and driving effective decision-making.

• Lead promotional strategy projects and initiatives, applying previous experience driving execution across cross-functional teams.

• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2-4 years prior marketing, analytics or related experience

Preferred

• Prior retail or merchandising experience

• Creative approach to solving business challenges

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description from time to time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance as set by the company

• Ability to work at least 8 hours per day, occasionally longer when necessary to meet business needs, 5 days per week

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements

• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

• Ability to give direction and receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

• Perform work in accordance with the Physical/Cognitive Requirements section

Physical/Cognitive Requirements:

• Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

• Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

• Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner

• Ability to comply with health and safety standards