Merchandise Planner
Core
Lead forecasting, inventory planning, and trading performance across a dynamic retail portfolio to ensure optimal stock investment and sales.
Role type
Senior Merchandise Planner
Builds
Inventory allocation strategies and sales forecasts for apparel/fashion retail
Domain
Retail (Apparel/Fashion)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Sales forecasting, inventory management, Open to Buy (OTB) planning, commercial analysis, stakeholder management, data-driven decision making
Preferred skills
Team development and leadership, experience in apparel/fashion/specialty retail
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and manage sales, inventory, and OTB plans; forecast sales performance and identify trends; drive allocation strategies to optimize stock levels; analyze sales and inventory performance to deliver recommendations; manage purchase orders and OTB commitments; monitor on-order progress and inventory flow
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC