Senior Merchandise Planner

Salary Range: 110000 to 120000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Key Responsibilities

 
Financial Planning & Forecasting
• Build, own, and manage department-level financial plans, including sales, margin, receipts, markdowns, and inventory targets.
• Translate company strategies into actionable plans by month, department, subclass, and delivery.
• Develop weekly sales forecasts, scenario models, and risk/opportunity analyses to inform business decisions.
• Partner with Finance to align on seasonal revenue, IMU, and margin expectations.
In-Season Inventory Management
• Own OTB for assigned departments; manage monthly reconciliation, purchasing strategies, and inventory flows.
• Monitor performance trends and drive in-season actions to maximize revenue and GM%—including chasing winners, reclassing inventory, and managing markdown and promo levers.
• Maintain optimal weeks-of-supply, turn targets, and sell-through health across channels (DTC, Marketplace, Retail Stores).
• Identify and mitigate inventory liabilities; recommend exit strategies when needed.
Assortment & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Collaborate with Buyers to create assortments that balance trend, depth, and profitability across major collections and seasonal programs (e.g., Halloween, Festival, Holiday).
• Influence product strategy through insights from historical performance, category trends, and competitive analysis.
• Partner with Marketing on inventory availability, pricing strategy, and campaign alignment.
Analytics, Tools & Systems
• Leverage advanced reporting and retail math to drive decision-making across the business.
• Build and maintain dashboards (Metabase, Google Sheets, Excel) to track KPIs, including turn tiers, SKU efficiency, forecast accuracy, margin performance, and channel-level sell-through.
• Ensure data integrity across planning systems (NetSuite, Shopify POS, Seller Central, and internal tools).
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate reporting, and refine planning frameworks.
Leadership & Influence
• Present business readouts, hindsight recaps, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Serve as a cross-functional thought partner in discussions around pricing, inventory risk, operational constraints, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of Merchandise Planning, Allocation, or related experience in fast-paced retail or e-commerce (fashion strongly preferred).
• Deep understanding of retail math, forecasting, inventory management, and OTB discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with BI tools (e.g., Metabase), NetSuite, Amazon Seller Central, and Shopify is a plus.