Senior Merchandise Planner - Intimates
SKIMS · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 1 wk ago
Marketing$100k–$115k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze sales, inventory, and ecommerce data on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis and prepare thoughtful recommendations that can be discussed and implemented cross-departmentally to immediately impact the business.
- Create, update, and publish digestible recaps on the designated product categories on a weekly and monthly basis for the planning team and cross-functional partners, including any ad hoc requests that may arise.
- Contribute to monthly sales and receipt plans in partnership with the Director of Planning to support company revenue and margin objectives, and re-forecast monthly to ensure we are tracking to targets, identifying any opportunity, and mitigating any risk.
- Manage inventory ladders and projections on a weekly basis for core styles at the sku level and submit buys to production on a monthly cadence to ensure never-out-of-stock in key portions of the business.
- Collaborate with wholesale planning partners to maximize inventory turns and revenue by reviewing inventory weekly and making critical decisions to optimize inventory between channels.
- Perform size-level analysis and recommend size curves for each category in the business used in the execution of buy and deployment processes.
- Contribute to the development of annual, seasonal, monthly, and daily sales plans for assigned product categories along with direction from leadership.
- Prioritize purchase orders and model out production capacity constraints and transportation methods on a weekly basis based on feedback and updates from the supply chain.
- Aid in establishing best practices within the department for a growing start-up, ensuring consistency in tools, reporting, and communications.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 5+ years of analytical experience in merchandise planning or inventory management.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including v-lookups, pivot tables, logic formulas, and basic macros.
- Familiarity or experience with ladder or replenishment planning.
- A deep understanding of how to use data to drive decisions.
- Previous experience with Business Intelligence and reporting tools such as Looker, Netsuite, Google Analytics, Shopify, etc.
- Proven examples of “thinking outside the box” to improve processes.
- Maintains composure under pressure.
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to effectively manage multiple priorities.
- Comfort with ambiguity and passion/excitement for building new tools and processes.
Benefits, Culture and Perks
- Up to 100% Company Paid Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Kind Body Fertility Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with up to 4% match
- Unlimited PTO
- Full Access to LinkedIn learning
- Employee Discounts
- Perks (HQ Location)
- Free weekly catered lunch at HQ – M/T/W/Th
- Dog-Friendly office on a Thursday and Friday
- Free Swag Giveaways
- Annual Holiday Party
- Annual Summer Party Invitations
- To pop-ups and other company events
- Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages
- Compensation: $100,000 - $115,000 / year