Tabletop - Merchandise Planner

Lifetime Brands Talent Acquisition•Garden City, NY

1d•$65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

This role will support the Tabletop Direct-to-Consumer business by managing forecasts, purchase order planning, inventory health and in-season performance analysis for our exclusive online assortment. This role will analyze sales trends, product performance, and inventory levels to help ensure the delivery of goods stay on schedule for seasonal and everyday assortments. In addition to planning and forecasting, this person will partner with the e-commerce team on website assortment planning and merchandising opportunities to improve online sales performance across multiple brands.

Requirements

Bachelor’s level degree
2+ years’ experience in demand/inventory planning or e-commerce/DTC merchandise planning
Strong analytical skills with a commercial mindset for optimal sales opportunities
Strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP and/or Demand Solutions experience a plus

Responsibilities

Analyze and review monthly sales forecasts on a product level for our online assortments based on sales trends, seasonality and promotional activity
Monitor inventory levels, sell-through, weeks of supply, and stock risks to identify replenishment needs, overstock concerns and missed sales opportunities
Plan and manage purchase order recommendations to support inventory availability, sales goals and product launch timelines
Partner with the E-commerce team to support product launches, promotional planning and site assortment maintenance to ensure items are online when back in stock and taken offline when sold out in a timely manner
Maintain SKU data in our e-commerce platform including key data points related to costing, inventory, fulfillment and duty codes while ensuring product catalogs are published to the correct sales channels
Monitor online customer orders in multiple DTC channels to identify fulfillment issues and partner with customer service and warehouse teams to resolve through shipment follow-up, cancellation or other appropriate action
Make assortment recommendations, identify gaps in assortment, review sell-through performance to recommend markdowns, promotional support or product discontinuation
Assist the division with quarterly lifecycle SKU management by reviewing product status and sell-through performance and make recommendations for discontinuations and markdowns

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Company Paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Eligibility in the Company's 401K plan, after 90 days of employment
Paid Time Off (vacation/sick) - accrual of 15 days per calendar year for non-warehouse positions; accrual of 10 days per calendar year for hourly based warehouse positions
10 Company Paid Holidays
Employee Product Discounts
Tuition Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Volunteer Opportunities- 4 hours of paid optional volunteer time (annually)
Commute trip reduction incentives (Seattle, WA based employees)