Planning and Merchant Operations Associate
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Job Summary
At Buck Mason we believe in timeless style and quality craftsmanship. Our mission is to create classic American clothing that embodies simplicity and authenticity. Were looking for a Planning and Merchant Operations Associate to join our merchandising team and help keep the engine running from buy through delivery. This is a hands-on role for someone early in their merchandising career who loves products lives in spreadsheets and gets a real kick out of clean data. Youll get exposure across the full merchandising lifecycle from buy sheets to POs to post-launch reporting while learning the craft alongside senior buyers and planners. Product and brand obsession is a must.
Support buying/planning managers in building and maintain seasonal buy sheets line lists and assortment plans
Prepare materials for line reviews and seasonal hand-offs pulling decks taking notes owning follow-ups
Maintain product information across merchandising systems (style numbers descriptions attributes classifications)
Partner with product development design and production team to ensure all product information is aligned and updated across all platforms; chase missing information to keep timelines on track
Create issue and maintain purchase orders with accuracy on styles quantities costs
Process PO revisions cancellations and extensions; communicate updates to cross-functional teams
Own SKU setup making sure every style is correctly built in our systems before POs go out the door
- Build and distribute recurring weekly and monthly reports on sell-through in-stock position on-order and core KPIs
- Pull ad-hoc data for the merchandising team best/worst sellers size curves vendor performance sample status
- Help maintain the merchandising calendar and flag at-risk milestones
- Surface trends and anomalies in the data we want someone who looks past the numbers and asks why
- 1-2 years of experience in merchandising buying planning or merchandising operations (relevant internships count)
- Strong Excel skills pivot tables XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP comfortable working with large data sets
- Detail-oriented to a fault you catch the typo the missing SKU the wrong delivery date
- Organized and proactive; able to juggle multiple workstreams without dropping the ball
- Exposure to PLM ERP or inventory management systems is a plus; willingness to learn is a must
- Clear written and verbal communicator who knows how to ask the right questions
- Passion for product process and the Buck Mason brand
- Competitive pay
- Health dental & vision insurance
- Fitness & wellness benefits
- 401k retirement savings plan with Company matching
- Quarterly clothing allowance
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Buck Mason makes updated, modern American classics with a commitment to timelessness, quality, and our California roots.