Remote Merchandise Planner (MFP) – Inventory & Forecasting

Deckers Brands; Massachusetts; 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 - MFP to develop pre-season plans and forecast performance across channels, countries, and classes. You’ll manage buy targets and inventory, using historical sales insights to drive data-driven decisions in a remote US role.

Collaborate with Merchants and cross-functional teams to align top-down financial targets with bottom-up merch plans, influencing assortment decisions and Go-to-Market strategies while supporting in-season management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2-3+ years in merchandise planning or related roles.
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills.
• Proficiency in planning systems and 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 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 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 supporting performance and goals.

Skills

Data analysis

Forecasting

Retail math

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Planning systems

Data analysis tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

Deckers Brands is seeking a Merchandise Planner - MFP to develop pre-season plans and forecast performance across channels, countries, and classes. You’ll manage buy targets and inventory, using historical sales insights to drive data-driven decisions in a remote US role.

Collaborate with Merchants and cross-functional teams to align top-down financial targets with bottom-up merch plans, influencing assortment decisions and Go-to-Market strategies while supporting in-season management.