Upon completion of the CMA program, associates are placed in a career assignment. Initial placements are based on individual qualifications and interest. A merchandise distribution analyst is responsible for allocating shoes to the stores in the right quantities at the right time to maximize sales, control stores inventories, and meet customer needs. Some specific responsibilities include implement distribution strategies to allocate shoes to more than 4,300 stores across North America , the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean, and analyze customer and market trends to maximize sales and profits in a specific product area. Planning and analysis, develops detailed revenue, capital, and margin plans to ensure the company has specific targets to achieve all financial goals and forecast expenses to identify business risks and opportunities facing the company.
Financial control achieve company goals through tax planning, risk management, and cash management.
Profit improvement, develops and evaluates profit improvement projects, collects and analyzes data, implements projects, and presents recommendations to management. A programmer analyst works to meet the goals of the information services department. One task is to design, develop, test, and document programs from written specifications. The distribution center supervisor is responsible for the daily operations of the warehouse and the direction of the workforce to achieve and exceed distribution center performance goals of safety, service, quality, and cost. The Corporate Management Associate program has proven to be an excellent way to prepare new executives for long-term success at Payless.