Associate, Merchandise Planning

Spanx • Atlanta, GA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Merchandise Planner at Spanx supports financial, demand, and inventory planning for the Ecommerce Lounge business. The role analyzes sales and inventory performance, supports forecasting and seasonal planning, and recommends actions to maximize sales and gross margin while optimizing inventory. Working closely with Merchandising and cross-functional partners, the Associate Merchandise Planner translates business trends into actionable plans.

The position is based at Spanx’s Atlanta headquarters and requires weekly in-office work Tuesday through Thursday. It reports to the Merchandise Planning Manager, Ready-To-Wear.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Inventory Management, Allocation, or Buying; preferably within Retail or Apparel.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated skills across multiple technology stacks.
• Self-starter and team player with energy and drive.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet strict deadlines, and flexibly handle varied tasks.
• Creative and strategic thinking, including the ability to identify growth opportunities and solutions to help achieve goals.
• Ability to champion ideas, execute on an expedited timeline, establish trust, and maintain a collaborative spirit across the organization.
• Problem-solving proficiency: identify root causes, generate effective solutions with teams, use facts and data to make prompt decisions, and take responsibility for results.
• Collaborative approach: appreciate others, demonstrate courtesy and compassion, support and encourage colleagues, listen and understand, and promote diversity, team cohesion, and collaboration.
• Critical-thinking ability: understand situations and problems; evaluate, integrate, and categorize information to identify issues, patterns, trends, and relationships; challenge assumptions; and draw informed conclusions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Retail or Apparel.

Responsibilities

• Support seasonal and monthly financial plans covering sales, inventory, receipts, markdowns, and gross margin.
• Monitor performance against plan and the prior year, identify variances, and recommend adjustments to forecasts, receipts, and inventory.
• Partner with Merchandising on assortment planning, using style and color productivity to inform breadth, depth, and buying decisions.
• Support open-to-buy management and cash flow optimization through inventory and receipt planning.
• Prepare business performance recaps and trend analyses for leadership, highlighting key drivers and recommended actions.
• Evaluate promotional and markdown performance and recommend actions that balance sales, margin, and inventory goals.
• Support purchase quantities and receipt timing based on demand forecasts, selling trends, and inventory targets.
• Partner with Merchandising, Sales, and Production to align product opportunities with financial objectives.

Benefits

• Company healthcare plan with $0.00 out-of-pocket cost for employee-only coverage.
• Fertility testing and treatment included in medical plans, even without an infertility diagnosis.
• Primary caregiver parental leave of 16 weeks, with the option to work a half-time schedule for up to four additional weeks at full-time pay.
• Paid time off and paid company holidays, including a holiday refresh break between Christmas and New Year’s.
• 10 personal days.
• 401(k) matched up to 4% with immediate vesting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed