Merchandise Planner

Fabletics; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Discretionary Paid Time Off

Annual Bonus Program

Equity Program

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Fabletics is seeking a Merchandise Planner – Women’s in El Segundo to build and manage annual, seasonal, and monthly merchandise plans, driving sales and optimizing inventory for the ecommerce channel.

You will analyze performance against plan, forecast in-season results, and provide insights to Merchandising, Marketing, Production, and Finance teams, with a focus on AI-driven efficiency and proactive risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business/finance preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of planning and inventory management experience.
• Strong understanding of financial metrics: sales, gross margin, turnover, weeks of supply.
• Expertise in retail math and OTB planning.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain annual, seasonal, and monthly merchandise plans for multiple product categories.
• Manage the financial success of the business by meeting sales goals and maintaining healthy inventory levels.
• Recap and analyze actual sales vs. plan and forecast in-season sales and inventory regularly.
• Quantify in-season risks and opportunities and make recommendations to drive results.
• Communicate Open-to-Buy forecasts and action plans to management and cross-functional teams.
• Develop promotional strategies to optimize inventory productivity and turns.
• Create quarterly hindsight reports to guide assortment decisions for future investments.
• Provide insights for future season planning and prepare ad-hoc financial analyses.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Fabletics is currently looking for a Merchandise Planner – Women’s. As the Merchandise Planner – Women’s, you will be responsible for OTB planning and analysis, inventory management, and performance reporting for the ecommerce channel. In addition, the Merchandise Planner will help drive the team’s success by providing insight and analysis into detailed planning KPIs. The right candidate will be detail oriented, analytical and work well in a team environment. This role is critical to the growth of Fabletics and will play an intricate role in the Planning department as well as work closely with the Merchandising, Marketing, Production and Finance teams.

What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain annual, seasonal, and monthly merchandise plans for multiple product categories
• Manage the financial success of the business by meeting sales goals and maintaining healthy inventory levels
• Recap and analyze actual sales results vs plan and forecast in-season sales and inventory on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
• Quantify in-season risks and opportunities and make recommendations to merchant team and management to drive results
• Communicate monthly Open-to-Buy forecasts & supporting action plans to management and cross functional teams
• Develop effective promotional strategies to optimize inventory productivity and maintain healthy turns
• Create category level quarterly hindsight reports to drive strategic assortment decisions for future investments
• Provide insights and recommendations to key stakeholders for future season planning
• Prepare innovative ad-hoc financial analysis for management as needed
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross functional team members

What You Can Bring

• Bachelor’s degree, business/finance degree preferred
• Minimum of 4 years of planning and inventory management experience
• Solid understanding of financial measurements including: sales, gross margin, inventory turn, ST%, weeks of supply and how to impact them
• Expertise in retail math and OTB planning
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent analytical skills
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities; ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with peers and cross-functional teams
• Ability to work independently on simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work under pressure in an environment of constant change and shifting priorities.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills
• Ideal candidate brings foundational AI literacy, including experience using generative AI tools, and a proactive mindset to experiment with new technologies to drive productivity and innovation.

Where We Are

• This role will be based in our El Segundo Headquarters

Compensation & Total Rewards

At Fabletics, we believe work and life should fit together! We continue to build a culture of flexibility, to empower you to do your best and put yourself first. Our Total Rewards program rewards employees for their hard work, supporting their health, well-being, families, and ultimately their life journey. Total Rewards at Fabletics includes:

• Hybrid Work Schedule*
• Discretionary Paid Time Off*
• Summer Fridays*
• Healthcare Plans
• Employee Discounts
• 401k
• Annual Bonus Program
• Equity Program*
• And More

Varied for retail, fulfillment and fully remote roles.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $80,136-$103,800. The range provided includes the base salary that Fabletics expects to pay for the role. Offered base salary will be dependent on factors including the scope and complexity of the role, candidate’s related work experience, subject matter expertise and work location.

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