What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jobleads-US is hiring: Merchandise Planner (Fashion) in San Francisco position at Jobleads-US?
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 :
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