Associate Merchandise Planner
Core
Strategic, data-driven role responsible for assortment strategy, forecasting, and inventory planning for assigned categories.
Role type
Associate Merchandise Planner
Builds
Sales and inventory forecasts, OTB plans, SKU-level analysis, dashboards
Domain
DTC Ecommerce / Retail
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Forecasting, OTB management, SKU-level analysis, Retail math (sell-through, inventory turn), Data modeling, Dashboard development
Preferred skills
Experience with custom-built platforms, Scenario analysis
Technologies
Excel, Google Sheets
Responsibilities
Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and inventory forecasts; Maintain category-level OTB and reconcile planned versus actuals; Analyze historical sales trends to identify risks and opportunities; Perform SKU-level analysis for investment, replenishment, or exit strategies; Partner with Buying on seasonal assortment plans; Support inventory planning for launches and peak periods; Develop dashboards to track business performance; Present insights during business reviews.