Sr Merchandising Planner

About the position

The Merchandise Planner plays a key role in driving omni-channel performance for the DTC business by developing and executing category-, subcategory-, and item-level financial plans that support brand strategies and company financial goals. The role owns end-to-end product lifecycle planning, from pre-season planning through in-season Open-to-Buy (OTB) management and end-of-life disposition, using strong financial acumen to analyze trends, manage risk, and optimize sales, margin, and inventory productivity. The planner partners closely with Merchandising and cross-functional teams to guide key financial decisions, manage promotions and liquidation strategies, communicate plan changes, and advance process improvements that increase efficiency and business impact.

Responsibilities

  • Develops and implements inventory control procedures and strategies for all channels of the business, with continuous development of KPI’s.
  • Provides analysis of inventory data and trends, import schedules, and contingency planning and identify areas of opportunity and risk.
  • Partners with internal teams to form inventory strategy and make recommendations to maximize sales, gross margin, and inventory production.
  • Develops initial purchase forecast for all finished goods and relevant product categories.
  • Supports business integration of new and scaling sales and operations planning processes for all channels.
  • Utilizes PLC (Product Life Cycle) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems and partners with product lifecycle teams to ensure readiness for purchase orders and downstream workflows, including Business Intelligence architecture.
  • Develops and presents reports and updates on status of business and financial objectives.
  • Stay abreast of regulatory and trade impacts to the business between Asia, North, Central and South Americas.

Requirements

  • Five (5) plus years of related experience in Supply Chain or Inventory/Supply Planning.
  • Fundamental understanding of various forecast methodologies both quantitative and qualitative.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate and influence a variety of audiences including senior leadership.
  • Excellent analytical and problem resolution skillset in an ambiguous environment.
  • Strong reporting skills with large sets of data required.
  • Undergraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Inventory Management or Planning, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Nice-to-haves

  • Import/Customs experience helpful.
  • APICS and/or IBF (SCM) certification an advantage.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401(k)
  • paid time off
  • potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus
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