Merchandise Planner: Forecasting & Inventory Strategy

Gapinc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Gap Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a Merchandise Planner to drive financial strategies for product categories by building a revenue and inventory roadmap aligned with brand strategy and customer needs.

You will forecast and plan across divisions, present in open to buy meetings, and collaborate with Merchandising, Visual, Production, and Distribution teams to optimize financial targets and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel usage and advanced technical skills.
• Ability to forecast and plan inventory with cross-functional partners.
• Analytical storytelling and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent listening and written/oral communication.

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 all basic styles to meet financial goals.
• Communicate financial results and forecasts weekly to managers and cross-functional teams.
• Develop and maintain relationships with merchandising, planning, distribution, and other teams.

Skills

Excel

Forecasting

Analytics

Collaboration

Job description

Gap Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a Merchandise Planner to drive financial strategies for product categories by building a revenue and inventory roadmap aligned with brand strategy and customer needs.

You will forecast and plan across divisions, present in open to buy meetings, and collaborate with Merchandising, Visual, Production, and Distribution teams to optimize financial targets and customer experience.