What are the responsibilities and job description for the US Company is hiring: Merchandise Planner (Fashion) in San Francisco position at US Company?
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 :
- Responsible to drive the 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
- Responsible for open-to-buy activities for an entire brand; Manage the reconciliation of bottoms-up plans and tops-down Company Planning forecasts and budget; Present OTB forecasts to the Head of Planning.
- Ensure timely reaction to business trend 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 use of best practices and deliveries within deadlines
- Take active role in brand initiatives in optimizing systems and tools to maximize efficiency
- Lead discussions in key milestone meetings including weekly business update, monthly OTBs, and quarterly hindsight meetings
- Collaborate closely with and build trust among cross functional partners in Merchandising, Finance, Marketing, Site Merchandising to build best practices and execute against brand strategies
Skills & Qualifications :
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