Merchandise Planning Analyst, Boys Active

Gap Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented individual to join their Inventory Management team. This role is pivotal in translating product vision into financial strategy, driving the success of product categories through data-driven insights and innovative financial planning. You will collaborate with various departments to develop comprehensive strategies, ensuring alignment with brand goals and customer needs. If you have a passion for analysis and a customer-focused mindset, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• Passion for quantitative and qualitative analysis in a fashion retail environment.
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Create preseason sales, gross margin, and inventory plans.
• Review and analyze actual sales results against plans.

Skills

Quantitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis

Financial Planning

Excel Proficiency

Communication Skills

Strategic Agility

Job description

About the Role

In this role, you will be part of the Inventory Management team, responsible for translating our product vision into financial strategy by managing our company's most valuable asset: our products. You will drive the success of one or more product categories by developing a financial roadmap aligned with brand strategy and customer needs. Passion for quantitative and qualitative analysis in a fashion retail environment, along with creativity in forecasting and financial planning, is essential. A curiosity-driven, innovative, and customer-focused mindset, combined with strong analytical and storytelling skills, and a collaborative approach, will help you succeed.

What You'll Do

• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities across divisions and departments.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to develop and communicate comprehensive strategies that align future financial and product opportunities.
• Create preseason sales, gross margin, and inventory plans that support product strategies by division and department.
• Reconcile top-down and bottom-up division/department plans.
• Review and analyze actual sales results against plans, and forecast in-season sales and inventories weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Work with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices, and develop system knowledge.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional teams including Merchandising, Visual, Production, Distribution, Planning, and Company Planning.

Who You Are

• Proficient in Excel, with strong technical skills and systems knowledge.
• Team-oriented, capable of building constructive relationships with diverse business partners.
• Strong business acumen and strategic agility, able to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively.
• Excellent listening, written, and oral communication skills, with the ability to present ideas persuasively and rally others to action.

About the company

Gap Inc. is the largest specialty retailer in the United States and ranks third globally in total international locations, behind Inditex Group and H&M. As of September 2008, the company employs approximately 135,000 people and operates 3,727 stores worldwide, including 2,406 in the U.S.