Assistant/Associate Buy Planner (Bridal)

About the role

The Assistant/Associate Buy Planner (Bridal) is responsible for the maintenance of inventory and sales plans. Scrutinizing historical performance for areas of opportunity in retail sales, inventory growth or reduction, and increased product margins. The role is responsible for the creation and upkeep of orders. This role reports to the Buy Planner (Bridal) of the specific product area.

Application deadline: Initial consideration will be given to applications received by 10/22/2026. Applications received after this date may be considered if the position remains open or the application period is extended.

Behavioral characteristics:

• Analytical and detail‑oriented – scrutinizes data, identifies trends and variances, translates findings into practical inventory, sales, and margin actions.
• Organized, methodical, and disciplined – maintains plans, orders, reports, and assortment details with high accuracy and follow‑through.
• Proactive and solutions‑focused – recognizes risks to product availability and performance, recommends adjustments, and escalates issues promptly when decisions exceed authority.
• Collaborative and responsive – communicates clearly with Buy Planners, Merchants, and Product Development partners while balancing quantitative analysis with customer preferences, market needs, and product intuition.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monitoring budgets to a subcategory level for each buying group.
• Assist in creation of planner‑generated weekly reporting.
• Assist with summarizing, analyzing and presenting actual performance against plan.
• Assist with analyzing historical performance and current trends to forecast demand for current and new styles and identify areas of opportunity and risk.
• Assist in building assortment and inventory plans.
• Assists with monitoring inventory conditions and in‑stock rates, identify issues, and recommending solutions.
• Assists in maintaining unique assortment of each specific market to target the needs of customers.
• Assists in identifying underperforming articles and propose discontinuing, markdown, or scrapping.
• Assist in executing replenishment buys.
• Review minimum quantities of each specific primary hierarchy and escalate suggestions to Buy Planner.
• Responsible for monitoring the current turn percent for each primary hierarchy and identifying items that fall out of the company range.
• Partner with the Assistant/Associate Merchant and Assistant/Associate Product Development Manager to ensure timely, organized assortment‑flow handoffs across teams.

Qualifications

• 1‑3+ years of experience in retail merchandise planning & optimization, demand forecasting, inventory management, pricing analysis, and replenishment buying.
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Intermediate knowledge of retail planning.
• Proper principles and practice of data collection and consolidation.
• Strong communication skills.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• Competitive base rate with opportunity for a yearly bonus.
• Generous time‑off package: 3 weeks of vacation, an annual float day, paid holidays, plus a float day and paid volunteer day annually.
• Family‑centric benefits: paid time off for self or family care during major illness, paid parental leave, Employee Assistance Program, assistance navigating medical complexities.
• Health and wellness: paid sick time, competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with company match, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits (long‑term disability, life insurance for dependents, pet insurance), dedicated well‑being and work‑life balance staff member.
• Employee discount: generous store and online discount for you and family members.

Pay

Base pay range for this role is $83,000 – $114,000 annually. Placement within the range is determined through interviews, a review of experience, knowledge, skills, internal pay equity, and geographic market data (Denver market for home‑office positions). Most new‑hire offers target the lower end of the range, but higher demonstrated experience, knowledge, and skills may result in a higher starting rate. Home‑office positions are eligible for consideration for an annual bonus based on total company performance; bonus amounts vary by role and are a percentage of eligible earnings for the fiscal year.

Schedule

The primary work environment is a combination of an open office and a remote workplace. Considerable business is conducted via telephone and computer technology. The role is expected to be on‑site in the Home Office one (1) day per week on an ongoing basis, in accordance with the Company’s Remote Work Policy and Remote Work Agreement. Travel may be required to stores, conferences, or events up to 5% of the time.