Global Merchandise Planner & Strategy Lead

Aquent; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health, vision, and dental

Paid sick leave

Retirement plan with matching

Free online training through AquentGym

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a Merchandise Planner to act as a bridge between global strategy and marketplace execution in Beaverton, OR. You will shape product assortments, investments, and seasonal priorities, driving retail performance for a leading global brand.

Your role blends advanced analytics with strategic planning and executive storytelling to influence both short-term results and long-term growth across owned channels.

Qualifications

• Direct experience in merchandise planning.
• Strong communication skills for clear, concise storytelling to executives.
• Proactive, self-driven approach to problem-solving and task management.
• Ability to connect details to the big picture and inform decisions.
• Excel proficiency for data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Global Marketplace Planning: forecast demand, align with seasonal priorities, translate insights into recommendations for assortment, inventory, and investment decisions.
• Franchise and Assortment Strategy: analyze portfolio and category performance, influence future line planning and seasonal strategies.
• Business Reviews and Performance Management: create executive scorecards, dashboards, and reviews; provide leadership with performance insights and actions.
• Advanced Marketplace Analytics: build scalable analytics frameworks, leverage data science/AI-enabled processes to accelerate decision-making and reporting.
• Support critical operations by analyzing reporting and updating stakeholders for merchandising plans.

Skills

Direct merchandise planning

Excellent communication

Self-starter

Strategic thinking

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Aquent is seeking a Merchandise Planner to act as a bridge between global strategy and marketplace execution in Beaverton, OR. You will shape product assortments, investments, and seasonal priorities, driving retail performance for a leading global brand.

Your role blends advanced analytics with strategic planning and executive storytelling to influence both short-term results and long-term growth across owned channels.