Hybrid Data-Driven Merchandise Planner with Open-to-Buy

Article; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 3 days/week

Cash bonus potential

RRSP matching 4% through Wealthsimple

15 days vacation

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Article in Vancouver seeks a Merchandise Planner to own end-to-end category planning, aligning inventory with sales goals and ensuring stock availability across channels. You’ll develop SKU-level forecasts and manage Open-to-Buy to optimize inventory health while driving bottom-line growth.

You’ll collaborate with Sourcing, Order Management and Finance, using Excel/Google Sheets, Tableau, and planning platforms like SAP IBP or Anaplan to translate metrics into actionable strategies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in merchandise planning, demand planning, or merchandising.
• Strong proficiency in Retail Math, Open-to-Buy (OTB) execution, and pre-season planning concepts.
• Advanced data analysis using Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Experience utilizing enterprise planning and analytics tools (e.g., SAP IBP, Blue Yonder/JDA, John Galt, Anaplan, Tableau).
• Excellent communication across Finance, Sourcing, and Marketing teams.
• Data-driven decision making with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Legally able to work in Canada.
• Completion of criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain precise SKU-level demand forecasts across channels.
• Reconcile top-down category goals with bottom-up SKU plans for profitable targets.
• Own Open-to-Buy (OTB) execution to mirror merchandising and financial strategies.
• Manage stock to balance availability and avoid overstock.
• Analyze historical data and market trends to improve forecast accuracy.
• Track KPIs: sell-through, turnover, forecast precision.
• Provide actionable insights to Category Managers for product performance.
• Coordinate with Sourcing and Order Management on vendor capacity and production.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Demand forecasting

Excel/Google Sheets

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision making

Stakeholder influence

Time management

Canada work eligibility

Background check completion

Tools

SAP IBP

Blue Yonder/JDA

John Galt

Anaplan

Tableau

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Article in Vancouver seeks a Merchandise Planner to own end-to-end category planning, aligning inventory with sales goals and ensuring stock availability across channels. You’ll develop SKU-level forecasts and manage Open-to-Buy to optimize inventory health while driving bottom-line growth.

You’ll collaborate with Sourcing, Order Management and Finance, using Excel/Google Sheets, Tableau, and planning platforms like SAP IBP or Anaplan to translate metrics into actionable strategies.