Merchandise Planner HYBRID

David's Bridal • King of Prussia, PA

5d • $74,800 - $112,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Merchandise Planner partners closely with management and buying teams to establish seasonal divisional merchandise sales, margin, and inventory parameters, then manage the business toward sales, turn, and return-on-investment goals. The role uses knowledge of David’s Bridal’s business and open-to-buy metrics to make pre-season, in-season, and post-season sales planning and inventory management recommendations and decisions. It manages seasonal open-to-buy, advises the buying team on inventory levels, and controls merchandise flow.

The role also provides analytical support and recommendations on assortment, pricing, promotions, inventory, markdowns, liquidations, vendor diversification, and product performance. It serves as a liaison between the buying and demand planning teams and contributes to sales projection reviews with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 1–2 years of related experience.
• Three or more years of experience in merchandise or demand planning.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly open-to-buy and advise the demand planner and buying team on inventory metrics, sales, margin, inventory, and promotional changes.
• Make pre-season inventory management recommendations, including assortment gaps, liquidation candidates, novelty/fashion mix, and productivity benchmarks.
• Make in-season recommendations and decisions regarding business approaches, including pricing, sales-driving promotions, and inventory-flow remediation.
• Analyze and recommend cost-benefit considerations for assortment expansions, assortment changes, pricing or promotional strategies, special programs, vendor diversification, and company-wide inventory expansion.
• Define inventory in partnership with the buying team to achieve the sales plan.
• Analyze styles/SKUs and recommend return on investment.
• Optimize markdowns and liquidations for underperforming merchandise.
• Provide analytical support on in-season sales variances for new and discontinued products relative to replenishment output.
• Act as liaison between the buying team and demand planning team.
• Decide when to stop production or orders for underperforming styles/SKUs.
• Provide a strong point of view in sales projection reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Competitive pay
• Employee discount after the first pay period
• Referral incentive program
• Dayforce Wallet early pay access
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) program
• Paid vacation, wellness days, and holidays, including the employee’s birthday off
• Pet benefits

What This Job Offers

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