Merchandising & Planning Associate

nuuds•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Merchandising & Planning Associate is a connective role supporting accurate product data, reporting, and cross-functional materials across Merchandising, Planning, Product Development, and Design. The role provides operational support for product strategy and financial execution, including item setup, sample management, sales and margin reporting, inventory tracking, and competitive research. The position is intended for someone with 2–5 years of relevant experience who can bring rigor to day-to-day work while developing business judgment and growing toward more strategic ownership as nuuds scales.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in merchandising, planning, buying, or retail operations.
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and formula-building.
Ability to learn new systems quickly.
High attention to detail and organizational rigor to manage data and deadlines across multiple functions.
Curiosity about the retail and competitive landscape, with an interest in translating market observations into useful business insight.
Comfort working cross-functionally and communicating clearly with Design, Production, Supply Chain, Operations, Ecomm, and Wholesale.
Self-starter mentality and ability to execute reliably while building toward more strategic responsibility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PLM, ERP, or planning systems.
Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Own item setup and maintenance, ensuring product data is accurate and complete across systems.
Maintain categorical line sheets, historical archives, and assortment structural data.
Organize, track, and maintain product samples for line reviews, market meetings, and photoshoots.
Assist with style and color naming ahead of line reviews, following nuuds' established naming conventions.
Proof wholesale line sheets and product information for accuracy before distribution.
Pull and distribute weekly and monthly reporting on sales, margin, and stock levels.
Monitor replenishment SKUs and flag stock-out or reorder needs.
Manage inventory uploads.
Assist in assortment reporting and hindsighting.
Help prepare data and presentations for seasonal buy and core reviews.
Pull and organize sell-through-by-size data to support Planning's size curve development.
Monitor competitive brands and market trends, including pricing, product launches, and positioning, to inform seasonal and core strategy.
Support pricing insights and competitive price benchmarking by category.
Compile competitive insights into a consistent, usable format for Merchandising and leadership review.
Prepare decks and materials for milestone meetings and cross-functional needs.
Ensure data consistency and alignment across Planning, Merchandising, Product Development, and Design.
Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to surface delays or risks affecting replenishment or new style delivery and help track resolution.
Track and follow up on action items and decisions from buy meetings and line reviews, ensuring cross-functional partners are aligned on next steps.