Roark Ecommerce Merchandise Planner

About the role

The Ecom Merchandiser at Roark is responsible for curating seasonal assortments, driving site merchandising strategy, managing inventory levels, and analyzing key KPIs to optimize both the customer experience and business performance.

Responsibilities

• Curate seasonal assortments that align with brand direction, seasonal storytelling, and customer demand.
• Drive site merchandising strategy, including data-informed recommendations on which styles should remain live based on performance, inventory position, and trend relevance.
• Partner with marketing to ensure product presentation, sequencing, and content align with campaign priorities and brand narrative.
• Manage inventory levels, replenishment, and OTB planning to support revenue and margin goals.
• Develop end-of-life (EOL) strategies to maximize sell-through while minimizing aged inventory exposure.
• Maintain SKU productivity and identify assortment opportunities, gaps, and redundancies on an ongoing basis.
• Analyze key KPIs including sell-through, conversion, AUR, inventory turn, and SKU productivity to make data-driven merchandising decisions.
• Build and maintain regular reporting cadences to keep stakeholders informed of channel performance and inventory health.
• Leverage trend analysis, customer insights, and competitive research to identify growth opportunities and improve assortment strategy.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, and Operations to optimize the end-to-end customer experience and business performance.
• Serve as the Ecom channel voice in seasonal line reviews and go-to-market planning.
• Provide actionable feedback loops to product and planning teams based on digital channel performance data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in Ecom merchandising, digital buying, or site merchandising within the apparel or consumer goods industry
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with Ecom analytics platforms (Shopify, Google Analytics, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to manage OTB, inventory planning, and sell-through analysis
• Proven track record of balancing brand and business objectives in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Experience

• With outdoor, surf, or lifestyle apparel brands
• Familiarity with Elastic, NuOrder, or comparable digital catalog/order management platforms
• Exposure to DTC growth-stage businesses with a blend of wholesale and direct channels
• Understanding of trend forecasting and consumer behavior research methodologies

Location

This is an in-office hybrid position, mandatory 4 days per week in office in Irvine, CA with the option to work from home 1 day per week.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 plus opportunity for annual bonus; salary is based on the experience that you bring to the position.

Benefits & Perks

• Complimentary chef prepared breakfast and lunch provided Monday - Thursday
• Generous product gift program and all brand discounts
• Company bonus program
• 5 year and 10 year Anniversary gifts and travel to desirable destinations, in accordance with plan guidelines
• Wellness program
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance in accordance with plan guidelines
• Company paid life insurance
• 401k with employer match in accordance with plan guidelines
• 15 Days of PTO plus one additional day of PTO every year on your anniversary and 3 Floating Holidays per year
• Paid beach and giveback days, bi annual team building events and other in person celebrations
• Dog friendly office

Equal Employment Opportunity

Archipelago Companies values a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial workforce and culture, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hr@arch-cos.com. Archipelago will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.