Associate Merchandise Planner
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
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
Perform SKU-level analysis and make strategic recommendation for products requiring additional investment replenishment markdowns or exit strategies for assigned categories
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.
23 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
Adapt quickly to new tools and systems including custom-built platforms to support effective planning analysis and decision-making
- Competitive base salary
- Company equity
- Opportunity for annual bonus
- Health dental vision disability and life insurance with FSA options and access to One Medical Health Advocate Teladoc KindBody and Talkspace
- Unlimited vacation time
- 401k 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
Required Experience:
IC
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