Merchandise Planner

Essential Functions

• Manage monthly open to buy, advise demand planner and buying team on inventory metrics, sales, margin, inventory and promotional changes.
• Make pre-season inventory management recommendations including assortment gaps, liquidations candidates, mix of novelty/fashion, and benchmarks for productivity.
• Make in-season recommendations/decisions on business approaches, including pricing, sales driving promotions, and inventory flow remediation.
• Analyze and provide recommendations on cost benefits of assortment expansions, changes, in pricing or promotional strategies, special programs, vendor diversification, and company-wide expansion of inventory.
• Define inventory, in partnership with buying team, that will achieve sales plan. Analyze and make recommendations on return on investment of styles/SKUs. Optimize markdowns and liquidations on underperforming merchandise.
• Provide analytical support on new and discontinued product sales variances from replenishment output in season.
• Act as liaison between buying team and demand planning team. Make decision to stop production or orders of under-performing styles/SKUs.
• Provide strong point of view in sales projection reviews with cross-functional teams.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or 1-2 years of related experience.
• 3 or more years in merchandise/demand planning.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical skills.
• Relationship Building.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Travel Requirements

Minimal travel required, 1 – 2 times per year.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Rewarding environment and competitive pay.
• Generous Dream Maker Discount after first pay period.
• Referral Incentive Program.
• Dayforce Wallet – get paid early!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance.
• 401K Program.
• Paid vacation, wellness days & holidays, including your birthday off!
• Pet benefits.

About the Role

Join a company that dominates the products in their category – 1 out of 3 being sold by them and taking care of them with one of the highest customer service scores in retail!

Qualifications

Passionately enthusiastic, endlessly curious, and customer obsessed.