Merchandise Planner

Planet Sports Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Sports Inc. is seeking a seasoned Merchandising Manager to oversee product assortment, buying strategies, and merchandise performance in Metro Manila. You will curate assortments, optimize mix, and ensure strategies align with market demand and business goals.

You will partner with brand principals and suppliers, analyze sales trends, and drive key KPIs such as growth and gross margin while supporting launches with Marketing and Visual Merchandising teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
• Experience in merchandising, buying, or product management in sportswear or fashion retail.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute buying strategies based on sales and demand.
• Manage seasonal assortments aligned with brand and goals.
• Analyze performance, trends, and profitability for action.
• Monitor market trends and competitors to guide buying.
• Collaborate with suppliers on selection, orders, launches.
• Identify best sellers and underperformers; plan replenishment.
• Coordinate with Merch Planning on forecasts and inventory.
• Support launches with Marketing/VM teams.
• Prepare assortments for wholesale shows.
• Drive KPIs: sales, margin, sell-through, markdowns.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Excel

Retail merchandising systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Merchandising software

Job description

Responsible for managing product assortment, buying strategies, and merchandise performance to drive sales, profitability, and brand growth. This role focuses on selecting the right products, optimizing product mix, and ensuring merchandise strategies align with market demand, customer preferences, and business objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities

• 1. Develop and execute merchandise buying strategies, including product assortment, SKU selection, product mix, and order quantities based on sales performance and market demand.
• 2. Manage seasonal and ongoing product assortments to ensure alignment with brand positioning, customer preferences, and commercial objectives.
• 3. Analyze product performance, sales trends, sell-through rates, and category profitability to identify business opportunities and improve merchandise performance.
• 4. Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and consumer behavior to support product selection, pricing, and buying decisions.
• 5. Work closely with brand principals and suppliers on product selection, order placement, product launches, and delivery timelines.
• 6. Identify best-selling and underperforming products and recommend replenishment, markdowns, promotions, or clearance strategies.
• 7. Collaborate with Merchandise Planning teams to align buying decisions with sales forecasts, inventory budgets, and stock availability.
• 8. Partner with Marketing and Visual Merchandising teams to support product launches, campaigns, brand activations, and promotional activities in line with brand guidelines.
• 9. Prepare product assortments and article selections for wholesale trade shows, commercial events, and business opportunities.
• 10. Drive key business KPIs, including sales growth, gross margin, sell-through performance, assortment productivity, and markdown optimization.

Requirements

• - Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Management, Merchandising, Marketing, or a related field.
• - Experience in merchandising, buying, category management, or product management, preferably within sportswear, footwear, fashion, or lifestyle retail.
• - Strong understanding of product assortment planning, buying cycles, pricing strategies, and retail performance.
• - Strong analytical and commercial skills with the ability to translate sales data into merchandise decisions.
• - Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and retail merchandising systems.