Senior Merchandise Planner

About BÆRSkin Tactical Supply Co.

BÆRSkin Tactical Supply Co. combines rugged performance with everyday functionality to make the very best outdoor gear. We design apparel that reflects timeless values resilience and practicality helping anyone stay prepared and unstoppable - on the trail in the city or wherever life takes them.

More than a brand BÆRSkin is a mindset. Our remote-first collaborative team spans borders but shares a singular focus: building durable dependable and empowering products. Guided by our motto Built for the Brave we aim to equip our customers with gear thats functional reliable and rooted in real-world performance.

At BÆRSkin we celebrate strength resourcefulness and action. Whether youre a seasoned adventurer or simply navigating the demands of everyday life our gear is designed to help you do it all with confidence and purpose - wherever you may go.

Role:

A role at the intersection of three functions that drive our business: merchandising performance marketing and finance.
Most of our sales come through paid media meaning new creative tests budget shifts and margin targets have direct and often immediate consequences for what we need to hold in stock.
This role is responsible for understanding those connections and translating them into a coherent purchasing plan.

Main Responsibilities:

Forecast sales at the individual product level (style color size) and roll them up into category and brand plans

• Translate forecasts into purchase orders balancing in-stock targets against cash flow and margin
• Place reorders for products selling faster than planned; scale back or cancel on slow-movers
• Lead pre-season and in-season planning across our growing range - product mix size ratios regional allocation
• Deliver a weekly business recap on category performance and inventory health to leadership
• Use modern AI tools (Claude and others) to accelerate analysis prototype models and automate routine reporting
• Build the planning function - process and tooling not just reports

Experience & Background:

• Have 47 years in a numbers-heavy analytical role - whether thats merchandise planning at a DTC or apparel brand or applied forecasting and planning work from a background in statistics economics operations research or data science
• Love number crunching and have real attention to detail
• Are comfortable modeling under uncertainty - scenarios sensitivities probabilistic thinking
• Build serious Excel and Sheets models
• Curious about the upstream drivers of demand - creative paid media pricing not just thе downstream inventory numbers
• Like building from scratch and dont need legacy systems to do great work

Whats in It for You:

• Fully remote position
• Clear career path in a fast-growing e-commerce company
• 26 days of paid leave parental leave
• Friendly collaborative and international team culture