Merchandise Planning Specialist

This position is designated as a hybrid role based out of our headquarters near Portland Oregon. The current expectation is for employees to work onsite four days per week subject to change based on business needs. This in-office requirement may be adjusted at the discretion of the company.

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At Columbia were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

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ABOUT THE POSITION

The Merchandise Planning Specialist supports the financial and inventory planning needs of our Full Price DTC businesses across Branded Employee & Ecommerce channels. This role is designed for an earlycareer planner who is analytical detailoriented and eager to learn the fundamentals of merchandise planning.

In the first 69 months this position focuses on supporting tools templates reporting and adhoc analysis across the entire full price DTC planning team. Over time and with proven capability this Specialist will be assigned a specific category to learn endtoend planning and OTB management.

HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Build maintain and enhance planning tools templates and standardized reporting that support weekly monthly and seasonal business reviews.
• Support the creation and maintenance of inseason forecasts and OTB tracking for planners and leadership.

• Partner with Planners Buyers and Allocators across the DTC businesses by providing clear accurate data to inform decisions on buys replenishment and inventory flow.

• Contribute to process improvements that streamline reporting enhance forecast accuracy or strengthen inventory visibility.
• Learn planning systems (e.g. Blue Yonder or similar tools) and develop expertise in retail math and forecasting methodologies.

YOU ARE

• Analytical and detail-focused with strong problemsolving skills.
• A clear communicator who can translate numbers into insights.
• Curious proactive and eager to develop a strong foundation in merchandise planning.
• Comfortable juggling multiple tasks and working crossfunctionally in a fastpaced environment.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelors degree in Business Merchandising Analytics or a related field (or relevant experience).
• 13 years of experience in merchandise planning allocation buying support demand planning or similar analytical retail roles.
• Strong proficiency in Excel including formulas Pivot Tables and data manipulation.
• Experience with analytical/reporting tools; Power BI experience preferred
• Solid understanding of retail math concepts (or ability to learn quickly).
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage deadlines.

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company were proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical social/emotional financial career and community. Benefits that can protect your familys financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical dental vision life Insurance disability flexible spending accounts health savings account and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident critical illness hospital indemnity and legal services). In addition Columbia offers EAP which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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