DTC Merchandise Planner

Patagonia • Ventura, IA

2d • $102,200 - $109,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The DTC Merchandise Planner develops and executes merchandise, inventory, and assortment strategies to drive profitable growth across Patagonia Canada's direct-to-consumer business. The role creates preseason forecasts and monitors performance throughout the selling season, using sales analysis, customer insights, and market trends to identify opportunities to improve assortment relevance, inventory productivity, and profitable growth.

As planning lead for the Canada DTC channel, the planner partners with Digital Operations, ecommerce Merchandising, Product, Marketing, Sales, North America Retail, and Finance. The role translates customer demand, brand initiatives, and product merchandise strategies into business results and an exceptional customer experience. It offers cross-functional exposure and opportunities to take on new challenges and make a meaningful impact. Success calls for curiosity, adaptability, ownership from problem identification through execution, and comfort navigating ambiguity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Merchandising, Retail Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5+ years of experience in merchandise planning, inventory management, forecasting, buying, or a related analytical merchandise planning role.
• Strong understanding of retail planning fundamentals, including forecasting, inventory management, sales planning, markdown strategy, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze business trends and translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including forecasting, scenario planning, pivot tables, data analysis, and financial modeling.
• Strong business acumen and ability to evaluate customer and financial impacts when making recommendations.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to influence decisions and drive results.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, collaborative, proactive, adaptable, and capable of solving problems through data, systems, and critical thinking.
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear business recommendations and compelling narratives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Toolio, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, or other planning and analytical tools.
• Experience in apparel, outdoor, specialty retail, consumer products, or ecommerce businesses.
• Passion for planning and merchandising, sport, and saving our home planet.

Responsibilities

• Develop seasonal and in-season DTC sales, inventory, and assortment plans that support strategic and financial objectives.
• Create preseason assortment forecasts at the style, color, size, and month level using historical performance, customer insights, market trends, and business strategies.
• Analyze line productivity to inform assortment decisions that meet Canadian customer needs, improve inventory productivity, strengthen business performance, and align with brand product strategies.
• Conduct weekly, monthly, and seasonal business reviews to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and develop actionable recommendations to improve inventory productivity and health.
• Coordinate with Digital Operations, North America Merchandising, Product, and Marketing to execute seasonal strategies and create an exceptional customer experience.
• Partner with Product teams to identify opportunities addressing the specific needs of Canadian customers.
• Represent the Canada region during line reviews and seasonal planning milestones.
• Develop and maintain tools, reporting frameworks, and planning processes to improve forecast accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision-making.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and leave of absence plans. Benefit plans may vary slightly depending on the nature of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level