Merchandise Planner (Home Org)

At Home Stores LLC; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

At Home Stores LLC in Coppell, TX is seeking a Merchandise Planner (Home Org) to lead the financial direction of a department, develop seasonal plans, and support open-to-buy. You will collaborate with Buyers on assortment and buy planning, validate initial allocations, and provide in-season analysis to maximize opportunities.

The role focuses on managing sales, margin, and inventory turn, building pre-season plans, and communicating results weekly to the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4-7 years of retail buying, planning or related analytical experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in merchandise or financial planning roles.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial success of a department by meeting sales, gross margin and inventory turn goals.
• Develop pre-season merchandise financial plans to the classification level that support department strategies
• Reconcile merchandise plans against top-side goals and assortment plans
• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by department and class.
• Provide analytical inputs to support the Buyer in merchandise strategy planning, assortment planning and buy planning processes
• Collaborate with merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities by department and class
• Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan, forecasts in-season sales and inventories on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis
• Develop monthly forecasts of sales and inventory for all basic styles and develop strategies to meet department financial goals.
• Lead Open-to-Buy Process; present financial forecast and supporting action plans in monthly open-to-buy forecast meeting
• Communicate financial results, forecasts, and action plans to manager and buying team on a weekly basis
• Provide pricing and promotional recommendations that align with department financial goals
• Present financial plans, forecasts, and strategies in key meetings
• Support a collaborative, innovative and results-oriented environment with peers and cross-functional team
• Develop Key Item plans and provide analytics required for planning and managing key items in-season
• Oversee the development of allocations by store and replenishment analysis/forecasting
• Oversee style/SKU count analysis
• Build a high-functioning planning team by developing partnerships, leading, coaching and providing constructive feedback
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross-functional team
• Prioritize and set expectations around key deliverables with direct reports and buying team
• Oversee store clustering process and provide location recommendations regarding product placement and maximization of trend performance
• Partners with buyer on development of reinventions, visual initiatives, and collaborations
• Assist the buy process by performing planning functions within the assortment planning/item planning tool
• Manage and develop direct report

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Work Schedule: Hybrid

• Work from Home: Mondays, Fridays

Job Summary

Merchandise Planner (Home Org) is responsible for the overall financial direction of a category or department(s) with the goal of meeting/exceeding sales, margin and turn targets. Planners are primarily responsible for developing seasonal merchandise financial plans, developing, and managing the allocation strategy, and supporting the Buyer with a department(s) open to buy. Planners also work with Buyers in assortment and buy planning by facilitating layering of assortments and validating the integrity of initial allocation volumes. In-season, Planners provide in-depth analysis of product performance and make recommendations to maximize business opportunities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Manage the financial success of a department by meeting sales, gross margin and inventory turn goals.

Develop pre-season merchandise financial plans to the classification level that support department strategies

Reconcile merchandise plans against top-side goals and assortment plans

Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities by department and class.

Provide analytical inputs to support the Buyer in merchandise strategy planning, assortment planning and buy planning processes

Collaborate with merchandising to develop and communicate a comprehensive strategy that aligns future financial and product opportunities by department and class.

Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan, forecasts in-season sales and inventories on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis

Develop monthly forecasts of sales and inventory for all basic styles and develop strategies to meet department financial goals.

Lead Open-to-Buy Process; present financial forecast and supporting action plans in monthly open-to-buy forecast meeting

Communicate financial results, forecasts, and action plans to manager and buying team on a weekly basis.

Provide pricing and promotional recommendations that align with department financial goals

Present financial plans, forecasts, and strategies in key meetings

Support a collaborative, innovative and results-oriented environment with peers and cross-functional team.

Develop Key Item plans and provide analytics required for planning and managing key items in-season

Oversee the development of allocations by store and replenishment analysis/forecasting

Oversee style/SKU count analysis

Build a high-functioning planning team by developing partnerships, leading, coaching and providing constructive feedback

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross-functional team

Prioritize and set expectations around key deliverables with direct reports and buying team

Oversee store clustering process and provide location recommendations regarding product placement and maximization of trend performance

Partners with buyer on development of reinventions, visual initiatives, and collaborations

Assist the buy process by performing planning functions within the assortment planning/item planning tool

Manage and develop direct report

Qualifications and Competencies

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

4-7 years of retail buying, planning or related analytical experience

2-3 years of experience in merchandise or financial planning roles

Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills

Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills

Able to develop and maintain strong working relationship with peers and cross-functional teams

Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities

Reacts to business trends in a timely and efficient manner

Takes calculated risks to achieve results

Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadline

Provides clear direction, counseling and coaching to staff

High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong aptitude to learn technical applications quickly

About Us

When you’re a part of our team, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit team in our stores. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. At Home is committed to knitting diversity and inclusion into the fabric of our culture; we respect, appreciate and celebrate the experiences and qualities that differentiate everyone on the At Home team.

Job Info

• Job Identification 22868
• Job Category Planning & Allocations
• Posting Date 08/12/2026, 01:15 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 9000 Cypress Waters Blvd, Coppell, TX, 75019, US