Associate Planner
About The Position
The Associate Merchandise Planner supports sales growth, inventory optimization, and profitability across Kith collections and multibrand vendors. The role is analytical and partners with cross-functional teams on financial targets and inventory execution. Responsibilities include historical data analysis and reporting, supporting the Open-to-Buy process, maintaining inventory flow across multiple regions, and recommending and maintaining markdown or promotional strategies. The position is based at the company’s HQ in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and is 100% on-site. It is full-time, with annual compensation of $65,000–$75,000.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in merchandise planning, buying, or retail analytics.
- Deep understanding of key retail metrics and proficiency in retail math, including gross margin, sell-through, IMU, WOS, inventory turn, and OTB.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to synthesize large sets of raw data into actionable business recommendations.
- Strong presentation skills and ability to explain complex financial data to non-financial partners.
- Ability to pivot quickly in a fast-paced retail environment with a frequent, drop-based model rather than a traditional seasonal model.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with planning systems, ERP and POS systems, and BI tools.
- Experience with Excel XLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, macros, and Power Query.
Responsibilities
- Assist with monthly Open-to-Buy reporting by updating sales, inventory, and receipt forecasts.
- Analyze historical data and demand trends to identify opportunities.
- Monitor stock levels across e-commerce and brick-and-mortar channels to minimize out-of-stocks and over-stocks.
- Analyze slow-moving inventory and partner with the buying team on markdown strategies and liquidation inventory while protecting gross margin.
- Partner with buying and merchandising teams to build seasonal assortment plans aligned with financial targets.
- Build and maintain category-level bottoms-up forecasts using historical data and current market trends.
- Generate and analyze monthly, quarterly, and yearly business reports, including best and worst sellers, sell-through percentage, and gross margin ROI, and share them with cross-functional teams.
- Partner with operations and logistics teams to manage warehouse projections and alert warehouse teams to receipt spikes and major releases.
- Maintain inventory flow across multiple regions.
- Recommend and maintain markdown or promotional strategies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
