Merchandise Planning & Inventory Strategist

BoF Careers; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Paid time off

Volunteer hours

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Insurance

Job summary

Banana Republic in San Francisco is seeking an Inventory Management professional to translate the company's financial strategy into actionable product plans. You will own one or more product categories, build a financial roadmap, and align brand strategy with customer needs while forecasting and planning inventory.

You will partner with Merchandising, provide periodic sales and margin forecasts, and ensure on-time product availability.

Qualifications

• Must love Excel and be highly proficient with data analysis.
• Strong technical skills and systems-savvy.
• Excellent listening, written and oral communication.
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical data and trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to align financial and product opportunities.
• Create preseason sales, gross margin and inventory plans by division.
• Reconcile top-down to bottom-up division plans.
• Recap and analyze actual sales and forecast in-season sales and inventories.
• Manage inventory from PO creation to receipt reconciliation and sizing.
• Resolve PO, receipt, and inventory flow discrepancies with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain relationships with cross-functional teams (Merchandising, Visual, Production, Allocation, Planning).

Skills

Excel

Systems savvy

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Banana Republic in San Francisco is seeking an Inventory Management professional to translate the company's financial strategy into actionable product plans. You will own one or more product categories, build a financial roadmap, and align brand strategy with customer needs while forecasting and planning inventory.

You will partner with Merchandising, provide periodic sales and margin forecasts, and ensure on-time product availability.