Associate Merchandise Planner

About the role

The Associate Merchandise Planner plays a strategic and data-driven role at Bespoke Post, influencing the assortment strategy by turning sales trends and inventory data into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support development of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and inventory forecasts for assigned categories
• Own day-to-day planning responsibilities for assigned categories
• Maintain category-level OTB and reconcile planned versus actual sales, receipts, inventory, and margin
• Analyze historical sales trends and current business performance to identify risks and opportunities
• Analyze SKU-level performance to know what to invest in, replenish, or wind down
• Partner with Buying on seasonal assortment plans, purchase recommendations, and support category decisions
• Support inventory planning for product launches, marketing campaigns, promotions, and peak periods
• Analyze forecast accuracy and continuously improve planning assumptions
• Develop dashboards and tools that make business performance easier to understand and act upon
• Present key insights and recommendations during weekly/monthly business reviews

Requirements

• 2-3 years in merchandise planning, retail analytics, ecommerce, or a similar analytical function
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills — comfortable with pivots, lookups, formulas, data manipulation, and building models
• Strong understanding of retail math and metrics such as sales, margin, sell-through, weeks of supply, inventory turn, and OTB
• Ability to work with large datasets and identify meaningful trends
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
• Comfortable building forecasting models and analyzing multiple scenarios
• Excellent communication skills — able to explain the "why" behind the numbers
• Self-starter who enjoys working in a high-growth environment
• Genuine interest in product, customers, and the DTC/ecommerce environment
• Adapts quickly to new tools and systems, including custom-built platforms, to support effective planning, analysis, and decision-making

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, data-driven environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Passion for fashion, retail, and customer experience

Skills

• Data analysis and modeling
• Sales forecasting
• Inventory management
• Excel/Google Sheets proficiency
• Communication and presentation skills

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Company equity
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance with FSA options
• Access to One Medical, Health Advocate, Teladoc, KindBody, and Talkspace
• Unlimited vacation time
• 401(k) with nonelective company contribution of 3%
• $250 per month home office allowance
• Up to $500 per year learning allowance
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible schedule
• Up to $500 annual 1:1 donation match
• A free Bespoke Post box each month, plus additional discounts
• Regular team learning and social events

Pay

Competitive base salary with the potential for annual bonus

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of a fast-paced, data-driven environment