Wholesale Merchandise Planner

Vida Shoes International • New York, NY

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Since 1973, Vida Shoes International has been committed to becoming a global leader in the footwear industry. We are dedicated to designing, producing, and marketing quality branded footwear using our expansive international resources. Our wealth of knowledge stems from the diversity of brands and successful products we have produced year after year. We continue to grow and improve our business, and remaining consumer-centric is our highest priority. This Wholesale Merchandise Planner will be part of a team responsible for crafting compelling product assortments for the #1 kids’ shoe brand in America. They are a results-oriented merchandise planner that will help manage brand and warehouse open to buy’s, perform seasonal deep dives into product and inventory productivity for key accounts, and work with the sales teams on in-season inventory utilization. This person needs to be an enterprise-oriented individual who will work cross-functionally to drive sales, margins, and turnover on a daily/weekly/monthly and annual basis. The Wholesale Merchandise Planner will be empowered to make strategic data-driven decisions and partner with their manager while also balancing input from cross-functional team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Fashion Merchandising, or Statistics.
• 3-5 years of retail merchandise planning; inventory management; financial planning or financial analysis experience
• Strong understanding and execution of managing an Open to Buy
• Advanced proficiency or above in Power BI and Microsoft Excel (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)
• Strong retail math and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, multi-task oriented
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and discipline to check work

Nice To Haves

• E-Commerce planning experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Control and manage the Open to Buy across multiple brands, warehouses, and selling platforms.
• Communicate receipt needs and address any sales and inventory concerns with the merchandise team & management.
• Conduct seasonal selling and inventory productivity analysis on key accounts in partnership with sales executives.
• Complete weekly selling recap reporting.
• Produce and assist with any department or company reports in preparation for weekly/quarterly/seasonal business reviews.
• Develop strong working relationships with the sales and merchandising teams.
• Set high personal performance standards that deliver results, convey a sense of urgency and enthusiasm for the business, and help achieve goals despite obstacles.

What This Job Offers

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