Merchandise Planner: Fashion Forecasting & Inventory

ALO; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ALO is seeking a data-driven Merchandise Planner in Beverly Hills to forecast demand, optimize stock levels, and align product strategies with fashion trends and seasonal cycles. You will partner with buying, merchandising, and allocation teams to ensure the right products are available in the right quantities at the right time.

The role emphasizes analytical planning, cross-functional collaboration, and active management of open-to-buy plans across e-commerce, retail, and wholesale channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 2–4 years of merchandise planning, inventory management, or retail planning.
• Strong knowledge of retail dynamics, seasonal cycles, trend forecasting, and assortment planning.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with planning tools like Anaplan, JDA, Oracle, SAP.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience across brick-and-mortar and e-commerce channels preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute seasonal and long-term merchandise financial plans aligned with company goals.
• Analyze past sales, market trends, and fashion forecasts to project demand and build assortment plans.
• Collaborate with buyers to translate the brand vision into balanced and data-driven inventory strategies.
• Manage in-season performance by tracking sales, markdowns, and inventory turnover; make agile adjustments as needed.
• Create detailed OTB (Open-to-Buy) plans and monitor performance against budget.
• Partner with allocation teams to ensure accurate product flow across channels (e-commerce, retail, wholesale).
• Provide reporting and actionable insights to support buying decisions and inventory optimization.
• Support markdown strategy and promotional cadence to drive margin and sell-through targets.
• Contribute to end-of-season reviews and post-mortems for future planning improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics

Tools

Anaplan

JDA

Oracle

SAP

Job description

ALO is seeking a data-driven Merchandise Planner in Beverly Hills to forecast demand, optimize stock levels, and align product strategies with fashion trends and seasonal cycles. You will partner with buying, merchandising, and allocation teams to ensure the right products are available in the right quantities at the right time.

The role emphasizes analytical planning, cross-functional collaboration, and active management of open-to-buy plans across e-commerce, retail, and wholesale channels.