Merchandising Planner

UNIQLO; New York (NY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive PTO

401K plan

Medical coverage

Merchandise discount

Job summary

UNIQLO is seeking a Merchandising Planner to drive the merchandise strategy and optimize inventory to meet and exceed financial goals. The role centers on the assortment architecture for a given area and creating a seasonal buy plan by region, collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute the vision.

Responsibilities include building weekly sales, gross margin and inventory plans at the item level, developing pricing strategies, replenishment planning, and store allocation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2-4 years planning or merchandising experience.
• Strong analytical and mathematical proficiency with business and financial acumen.
• Ability to handle multiple projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Build financial sales, gross margin and inventory plans at the item level.
• Create pricing strategy by item to maximize sales and gross profit.
• Reforecast in-season performance and present revised projections to partners and leadership.
• Create allocation strategies to meet store inventory needs.
• Plan product assortments by category (item,color,size).
• Manage replenishment to optimize sales and avoid stockouts.
• Place orders for seasonal and replenishment buys.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Store Operations to ensure product strategy success.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

JOBTITLE: MerchandisingPlanner

REPORTTO: SeniorDirector,HeadofMerchandisePlanningandBuying

LOCATION: NewYork,NY

CompanyOverview:

ApparelthatcomesfromtheJapanesevaluesofsimplicity,qualityandlongevity.Designedtobeofthetimeandforthetime,LifeWearismadewithsuchmodernelegancethatitbecomesthebuildingblocksofeachindividual’sstyle.Aperfectshirtthatisalwaysbeingmademoreperfect.Thesimplestdesignhidingthemostthoughtfulandmoderndetails.Thebestinfitandfabricmadetobeaffordableandaccessibletoall.LifeWearisclothingthatisconstantlybeinginnovated,bringingmorewarmth,betterdesign,andbettercomforttopeople’slives.

PositionOverview:

TheMerchandisingPlannerisresponsiblefordrivingthemerchandisestrategyandoptimizinginventorytomeetandexceedfinancialgoals.TheMerchandisingPlannerisheavilyfocusedontheassortmentwithamainresponsibilitytogeneratetheassortmentarchitectureforagivenareaandcreateaseasonalbuyplanbyitembyregion.Theydevelopseasonalproductstrategiesbasedonbusinessopportunitiesandcollaboratewithcross-functionaldepartmentstoexecutetheirvision.

TheMerchandisingPlannerbuildsfinancialsales,grossmarginandinventoryplansformultipledepartmentsinagivenareaonanitemlevelbasis.Theywillmanageandplanmerchandiseinventorypositionsandmarkdownstrategiestodrivedepartmentalsales,inventory,profitandsellthruobjectives.TheMerchandisePlanneralsoprovidesin-seasonfinancialprojectionsandstrategieswhileidentifyingrisksandopportunitiestomaximizeprofits.Theyarealsoresponsibleforprovidingthestoreallocatorswiththenecessaryguidanceanddirectiontohelpthemachievetheirobjectives.

Responsibilities:

• Buildfinancialsales,grossmarginandinventoryplansataweeklylevelattheitemlevel
• Createpricingstrategybyitemthatmaximizessalesandgrossprofit
• Reforecastbusinessin-seasonbasedoncurrentperformance,presentrevisedprojectionsandrecommendationstocrossfunctionalpartnersandseniorleadership
• Createallocationstrategies,incorporatingthemerchandiseplanandflowstrategytomeetstoreinventoryneeds.
• Createandplanproductassortments(item,color,size)foreachproductcategory
• Managereplenishmentplanstoensurethatsalesareoptimizedandstoresarewithoutmissingskus
• Placeordersforbothseasonalandreplenishmentproductbuys
• Collaboratewithcrossfunctionaldepartments,ie.MarketingandStoreOperations,toensuresuccessofproductstrategies
• Otherrelateddutiestobeassignedbydirectsupervisor
• Frequentinpersoncollaboration

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’sDegree
• 2-4yearsofexperienceinplanningormerchandising
• HighlevelofexperienceandproficiencyinExcel
• ProficiencyinotherMicrosoftOfficeproducts-Word,PowerPoint,Outlook
• Excellentanalyticalandmathematicalproficiencywithstrongbusinessandfinancialacumen
• Abilitytohandlemultipleprojectseffectively

GeneralBenefits

• Relocationassistancedependingondistance
• Competitivepaidtimeoffpackage
• 401Kplan
• Medical,dental,visioncoverage
• Medicalflexiblespendingaccount
• Transitflexiblespendingaccount
• Short-andlong-termdisability
• Employeeassistanceprogram
• Merchandisediscount

Salary:

$114,000-$129,000annually

Theofferedsalaryorsalaryrangeisbasedonseveralfactors,including,butnotlimitedto,overallexperience,relevantexperience,educationlevel,certifications,applicableskillsandexpertise,andlocationoftheposition.

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TheCompanyiscommittedtoequalpayinitiativesandwillnotaskcandidatesfortheircurrentorpastsalary.

AsanEqualOpportunityEmployer,UNIQLOUSAdoesnotdiscriminateagainstapplicantsoremployeesbecauseofrace,color,creed,religion,sex,nationalorigin,veteranstatus,disability,age,citizenship,maritalordomestic/civilpartnershipstatus,sexualorientation,genderidentityorexpressionorbecauseofanyotherstatusorconditionprotectedbyapplicablefederal,state,orlocallaw.

The Company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Fast Retailing does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law.