Jobleads-US is hiring: Merchandise Planner (Fashion) in San Francisco

Location: Remote (Company HQ is PST. Employees in PST and MT preferred)

Overview:

The Merchandise Planner is responsible for managing the pre-season and in-season sales and inventory plans for a brand. The Merchandise Planner collaborates closely with their Buying partners to develop brand merchandising strategies and open-to-buy plans, allowing for smart buying decisions in the delivery of fast fashion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive financial success by managing sales, gross margin, and inventory turn goals to meet or exceed financial objectives.
• Analyze records of past and present financial data and trends to project future KPI performance, sales, and merchandise margins at the monthly, weekly, and daily level.
• Drive pre-season and in-season strategies by identifying company-level opportunities.
• Develop promo and pricing strategies that support brand strategies and drive sales and margin performance to meet financial goals.
• Manage open-to-buy activities for an entire brand; reconcile bottoms-up plans and tops-down Company Planning forecasts and budget; present OTB forecasts to the Head of Planning.
• Ensure timely reaction to business trends in-season with appropriate shifts in sales and inventory forecasts and develop action plans to maximize opportunities and mitigate risk.
• Proactively identify business opportunities and communicate cross-functionally to ensure effective execution of plans and course correction when necessary.
• Create and maintain ad hoc reporting tools.
• Develop processes to ensure consistency in the use of best practices and deliveries within deadlines.
• Take an active role in brand initiatives in optimizing systems and tools to maximize efficiency.
• Lead discussions in key milestone meetings including weekly business updates, monthly OTBs, and quarterly hindsight meetings.
• Collaborate closely with and build trust among cross-functional partners in Merchandising, Finance, Marketing, and Site Merchandising to build best practices and execute against brand strategies.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of retail merchandise planning or inventory management experience.
• Demonstrated success in building business partnerships and the ability to influence and effectively negotiate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to evaluate business trends and draw actionable conclusions to maximize business opportunities; anticipate risks and develop plans and processes to reduce exposure.
• Ability to set priorities and clear objectives that ensure team goals and objectives are met or exceeded.
• Demonstrated success in identifying and communicating opportunities for process improvement.
• Ability to organize and present complex ideas.
• Ability to move analysis into action; can leverage learnings to build brand plans and strategies.
• Creative approach to problem-solving with a focus on driving sales; demonstrated ability to track performance and measure results.
• Possess exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Passion for fast fashion retail; possess the agility, attention to detail, and sense of urgency required to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Broad-based business acumen.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with large sets of data and produce ad hoc reports and tools.

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