Merchandise Planner

Career Group - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Francisco, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Merchandising Planner role is a temporary position within a leading beauty industry company, focused on executing merchandising strategies and managing inventory. The planner will collaborate with various stakeholders to optimize sales and ensure effective inventory management over a three-month period.

Responsibilities

• Create pre-season Brand Budget Plans partnering with Inventory Directors, Merchants, and Vendors
• Develop New Brand strategies, projected sales, inventory by SKU needs, and order flow setups for launch timeframe
• Own accurate monthly in-season OTB sales, GM%, receipt, and inventory adjustment projections
• Partner with Demand Planning on forecast alignment and strategy
• Analyze and validate sales and inventory needs for Key Initiatives, Animations, and promotions
• Partner and drive allocation strategy with the Allocation team to support inventory merchandise strategy for newness, animation, and events/promos
• Partner and guide Merchandise Planning Assistant to prioritize newness/important orders, elevate and communicate delays in key launches

Requirements

• 2-5 years of Planning experience
• Excellent technical skills - MS Office (specifically Excel, Word)
• Contributes new ideas and finds solutions to business challenges in merchandising, operations, and finance
• Must be detail-oriented, with strong organizational and task management skills
• Clear and concise written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, often-changing environment
• Flexible; team player

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment
• Competitive pay of $50 per hour