Merchandise Planner

UNIQLO; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Merchandise Planner who is passionate about fashion and customer service. This role involves building financial sales strategies, managing merchandise sales, and providing in-season financial projections. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of market trends, and the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams. Join a company that values personal growth and offers enriching opportunities where your contributions can make a significant impact in the retail landscape. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are driven to succeed, this position is an exciting opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in fashion retail merchandise buying.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Mathematics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build financial sales and gross margin plans on a seasonal basis.
• Manage inventory levels to optimize sales and prevent missing SKUs.
• Create allocation strategies to meet store inventory needs.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Customer Service

Fashion Trend Awareness

Financial Acumen

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Excel

Job description

Job Title: Merchandise Planner

Location: Downtown Toronto

Reporting to: Merchandise Planning Manager

About UNIQLO

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co. (FR), a leading global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under five brands: GU, Theory, COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS, PRINCESSE TAM.TAM, J Brand, and UNIQLO. FR is the world’s third largest apparel retail company and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

At UNIQLO, we are committed to providing our employees with enriching and challenging opportunities where achievements and personal growth are acknowledged and rewarded. We are dedicated to offering our employees training, performance-based increases, and unlimited growth opportunities. If you are an ambitious, hard-working individual who welcomes new challenges, has a drive for success, and embraces the responsibility of leadership—then you belong at UNIQLO!

Position Overview

The Merchandise Planner is responsible for identifying sales trends, providing strategy and direction to realize fiscal targets are achieved through multi-leveled action plans. They will be able to build financial sales strategies, gross margin and sales plans for multiple departments in a given area. The Merchandise Planner will manage and plan merchandise sales, including promotional and markdown plans to drive departmental sales, inventory, profit and sell through objectives. Also, they will provide in-season financial projections and strategies while identifying risks and opportunities to maximize profits.

Job Description:

• Build financial sales, gross margin and sales plans on a seasonal basis
• Reforecast business in-season based on current performance and present revised projections and recommendations to cross functional partners and senior leadership on a weekly basis
• Create allocation strategies, incorporating the merchandise plan and flow strategy to meet store inventory needs
• Review, analyze and adjust sales plans incorporating market trends and customer needs
• Create and plan product assortments (item, color, size) for each product category based on seasonal concepts
• Manage inventory levels to ensure that sales are optimized and stores are without missing SKUs
• Place orders for both seasonal and replenishment product buys
• Strategize cross functionally to meet sales plans and achieve business targets

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Passion for fashion and customer service
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or Mathematics preferred
• 2-3 years of fashion retail merchandise buying
• Previous in-store retail experience and store planning experience an asset
• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills with a strong business and financial acumen, able to analyze numbers to create reporting and come up with a solution to resolve any issues identified
• Aware of current fashion trends and have an understanding of customer needs/demands
• Experience in working with global timezone
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to effectively communicate and work with internal local teams and external global teams
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities to meet tight deadlines
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel, comfortable with pivot tables and lookup functions
• Independent with a high level of ownership, accountability and initiative
• Driven and has a sense of urgency
• Flexible schedule to support the business as needed

UNIQLO Canada is an equal opportunity employer. UNIQLO Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates persons with disabilities. Candidates that are selected for interviews should advise us if they require accommodation.