Remote Merchandise Planner: Forecasting & Inventory

Deckers Brands; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 66,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonuses

Financial planning

Time off

Discounts & perks

Growth & development

Health & Wellness

Job summary

Deckers Brands is seeking a Merchandise Planner - MFP to create pre-season plans and forecast performance across channels, countries, departments, and classes using historical sales insights.

You will manage buy targets and inventory levels to optimize stock and drive data-driven decisions in collaboration with Merchants and cross-functional partners. This is a remote role based in the United States with approved states, including Oregon, and Goleta, CA salary reference.

Qualifications

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

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 GTM strategies.
• Analyze historical performance and current trends to identify risks and opportunities across categories and classes.
• Ensure alignment between top-down financial targets and bottom-up merchandise plans.
• Build partnerships with Merchants to understand financial objectives and influence assortment decisions through data-driven insights.
• Lead long-range budgeting and reforecasting processes to support business objectives.
• Drive pre-season and in-season middle-out reconciliation to achieve financial and inventory targets.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop strategies that support business performance and financial goals.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Merchandise financial planning

Inventory management

Retail analytics

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Excel

Planning systems

Job description

Deckers Brands is seeking a Merchandise Planner - MFP to create pre-season plans and forecast performance across channels, countries, departments, and classes using historical sales insights.

You will manage buy targets and inventory levels to optimize stock and drive data-driven decisions in collaboration with Merchants and cross-functional partners. This is a remote role based in the United States with approved states, including Oregon, and Goleta, CA salary reference.