Merchandise Planner

Vuori, Inc•Carlsbad, CA

14h•$75,000 - $96,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression and life. Our high energy fast paced retail environment is reflected in the clothes we make. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. We are proud to be an outlet for opportunity and for personal growth and success. The Merchandise Planner has the ability to influence both peers and leaders. Merchandise Planners are accountable for analysis of in-season business and the development of future financial strategies that support financial goals. Through their analysis and development of financial strategies, they will collaborate with Merchandising, Production and Inventory & Allocation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, business, or supply chain preferred and/or equivalent years of experience preferred.
4+ years of retail planning, inventory management, financial planning and / or production planning experience.
Excellent technical skills in Microsoft Excel and/or related planning, finance or analytical systems.
Great business influence skills. Role is highly influential and requires input from various teams to be successful.
Proven ability to meet deadlines, grow performance capabilities, and handle shifting priorities - able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Able to identify and influence critical stakeholders, proactively problem solve, and recommend solutions.
Extremely strong communication and presentation skills concisely presents complex information and recommendations in terms meaningful to a variety of audiences.

Responsibilities

Partner with merchants and planning leadership on strategy, building targets, KPIs, mark down strategy, optimizing sell through and forward planning
Drives and owns the Pre-Season Planning - Connecting statistical analysis, assortment architecture, and merchant vision into a pre-season view of a merchandise plan.
Seasonal Planning - Develop seasonal architecture aligned with Brand strategies and calendars; incorporate distortions, targets, and relationship of regular to promotion sales sensitivities and demand.
Develop weekly sales, markdown and receipt plans at the style level based on both trend and historical performance.
Inventory Management - Manage monthly receipts to approved levels by analyzing buys and focus on optimal inventory turn, while taking into consideration the varying seasonal sales curves and receipt flow to facilitate new product launch set-up.
Conduct hindsight of merchandise/planning strategy to inform future planning and execution activities.
Analyze business performance and make recommendations that will maximize sales, profitability, and inventory and mitigate risk
Support creation of financial decks with commentary for key business meetings
Improve capabilities around analytics, conclusions, recommendations, to assist in driving key milestone meetings to conclusion with improved communication and influence.