Remote Merchandise Planner - Data-Driven Forecasting

Deckers Brands; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 66,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay and Bonuses

Financial Planning and wellbeing

Time away from work

Extras, discounts and perks

Growth and Development

Health and Wellness

Job summary

Deckers Brands is seeking a Merchandise Planner to develop comprehensive pre-season merchandise plans and forecast performance across channels, countries, departments, and classes. You will manage buy targets, inventory levels, and stock-to-sales ratios to drive profitable outcomes with strong cross-functional collaboration.

You will influence assortment decisions, build mid-to-long-range plans, and ensure alignment between top-down targets and bottom-up merch plans, while working in a remote US

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2-3+ years of experience in merchandise planning, merchandise financial planning, inventory management, or retail analytics.
• Proven ability to analyze complex data, forecast business performance, and develop actionable insights.
• Strong understanding of retail math, inventory management, financial reporting, and forecasting methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and drive alignment.
• Proficiency in planning systems, data analysis tools, and advanced Excel.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Create department, class, and style-color level plans by channel and country, owning top-down planning guidance.
• Develop strategic weekly sales plans that roll up to monthly and seasonal plans while supporting Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies.
• Analyze historical performance and current business trends to identify risks and opportunities across categories and classes.
• Ensure alignment and reconciliation between top-down financial targets and bottom-up merchandise plans.
• Build strong partnerships with Merchants to understand financial objectives, develop line and GTM stories, and influence assortment decisions through data-driven insights.
• Lead long-range budgeting and reforecasting (RF) processes to support business objectives.
• Drive pre-season and in-season middle-out reconciliation to ensure financial and inventory targets are achieved.
• Partner with and influence cross-functional teams to develop strategies that support business performance and financial goals.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Retail math

Communication skills

Planning systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Deckers Brands is seeking a Merchandise Planner to develop comprehensive pre-season merchandise plans and forecast performance across channels, countries, departments, and classes. You will manage buy targets, inventory levels, and stock-to-sales ratios to drive profitable outcomes with strong cross-functional collaboration.

You will influence assortment decisions, build mid-to-long-range plans, and ensure alignment between top-down targets and bottom-up merch plans, while working in a remote US