Associate, Merchandise Planning

About the role

The Associate Merchandise Planner at Spanx supports financial demand and inventory planning for the Ecommerce Lounge business.  This role analyzes sales and inventory performance supports forecasting and seasonal planning and recommends actions to maximize sales and gross margin while optimizing inventory. Working closely with Merchandising and cross-functional partners the Associate Merchandise Planner helps translate business trends into actionable plans.

This role is based in our Atlanta headquarters requires weekly in-office work Tuesday-Thursday and reports into the Merchandise Planning Manager Ready-To-Wear.

Youll love it because you will

• Support seasonal and monthly financial plans across sales inventory receipts markdowns and gross margin
• Monitor performance against plan and last year identifying variances and recommending adjustments to forecasts receipts and inventory
• Partner with Merchandising on assortment planning using style and color productivity to inform breadth depth and buying decisions
• Support open-to-buy management and cash flow optimization through inventory and receipt planning
• Prepare business performance recaps and trend analyses for leadership highlighting key drivers and recommended actions
• Evaluate promotional and markdown performance to recommend actions that balance sales margin and inventory goals
• Support purchase quantities and receipt timing based on demand forecasts selling trends and inventory targets
• Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising Sales and Production to align product opportunities with financial objectives

Qualifications :

We require

• 3 years in Merchandise Planning Inventory Management Allocation or Buying preferably within Retail or Apparel
• Strong Excel & analytical skills required
• Demonstrated skills across multiple different technology stacks
• Both a self-starter and team player with great energy and drive
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while meeting strict deadlines and flexibility to handle various tasks
• Creative and strategic thinker who can identify opportunities for growth and solutions to help achieve goals
• Ability to champion ideas and execute in an expedited time frame and to establish trust and maintain a collaborative spirit working cross-functionally in the organization
• Decision Making Process: Problem Solves; proficient in identifying root causes in a problem generating effective solutions with teams using facts and data for prompt decisions and takes responsibility for results
• Collaboration: Accepts and appreciates other people; demonstrates courtesy and compassion; supports encourages and thanks others; consults listens and understands others; promotes diversity and builds morale team cohesion and collaboration
• Critical Thinking: Gains an understanding of the situation or problem; evaluates integrates and categorizes information to identify issues patterns trends and relationships; challenges assumptions and draws informed conclusions that enable effective approaches and solutions

Additional Information :

Spanx is proud of our continued Progressive People Practices  

• Company HealthcarePlan:$0.00 out of pocket (Employee only benefit) 
  Fertility testing and treatment are included in Spanxs medical plans even without the diagnosis of infertility 

• Parental Leave Policy:Primary caregiver receives 16 weeksANDwill have the option to work a half-time schedule(20hours per week) for up to fouradditionalweeks with full-time (40 hours per week) pay 

• PTO &Company Holidays:PTO paid company holidays including a holiday refresh break between Christmas and NYE 

• Personal Days:10 days 

• 401K:Matched up to 4%withimmediate vesting 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time