Merchandise Planner, Accessories – Forecast & Inventory

Gap Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. is seeking a Merchandise Planner to join the Inventory Management team. You will translate our financial strategy into actionable product plans, forecast demand, and manage inventory for key product categories.

You will partner with Merchandising, Visual, Production, and Distribution to align brand strategy with customer needs. You should love data, be analytically minded, and able to communicate insights effectively.

Qualifications

• Must love Excel, have advanced technical skills, and be systems savvy.
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills.
• Collaborative mindset and cross-functional partnership are essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical data and trends to identify risks and opportunities by division and department.
• Create preseason sales, gross margin and inventory plans by division and department.
• Reconcile top-down to bottom-up division/department plans.
• Present financial forecast and action plans in open-to-buy meetings.
• Reforecast sales and manage inventory for basic styles to meet financial goals.
• Communicate financial results and forecasts to manager and cross-functional teams weekly.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Merchandising, Visual, Production, Distribution, Planning teams.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

Financial planning

Storytelling

Tools

ERP / planning systems

Job description

Gap Inc. is seeking a Merchandise Planner to join the Inventory Management team. You will translate our financial strategy into actionable product plans, forecast demand, and manage inventory for key product categories.

You will partner with Merchandising, Visual, Production, and Distribution to align brand strategy with customer needs. You should love data, be analytically minded, and able to communicate insights effectively.