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Manager, Merchandise Planning
Location
Oregon
Posted
137 days ago
Salary
$105K - $115K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Manager, Merchandise Planning
Hanna Andersson
• Drive sales and inventory strategies across assigned categories, while also personally managing merchandise planning for a smaller product category. • Own the open-to-buy process, ensuring optimal inventory levels to support sales, margin, and inventory turnover goals. • Reforecast in-season plans based on current performance, identifying risks and opportunities and recommending actions to improve results. • Lead a team of direct reports, providing regular feedback, coaching, and support to ensure their professional growth and performance. • Contribute to the evolution of planning tools and processes to drive efficiency and enhance decision-making. • Develop and manage top-down and bottom-up merchandise plans aligned with strategic business goals and financial targets. • Partner with merchants, sourcing, and design teams to build pre-season financial plans and detailed style-level forecasts. • Provide business insights through regular pre-, in-, and post-season analysis, identifying key drivers and implementing learnings for future planning cycles. • Evaluate performance at the product level to inform decisions on reorders, cancellations, or inventory shifts. • Collaborate with sourcing to deliver accurate seasonal and long-range forecasts that support production and delivery timelines.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of merchandise planning experience in a retail environment.
- Experience managing and developing direct reports.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Prior experience working with planning and inventory systems preferred.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to use sales financial data to make decisions and maximize profitability.
- Ability to maintain highly effective working relationships with cross-functional teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills including ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
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