Strategic Merchandise Planner — Associate

Lucky Brand; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Paid vacation/holidays

401(k) with company match

Associate discount

Job summary

Lucky Brand is seeking an Associate Merchandise Planner in the United States. The role focuses on planning and forecasting to meet financial objectives while supporting merchandising across pre-season and in-season cycles.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize sales, gross margin, and inventory alignment. The position calls for a strong foundation in retail math, merchandising analytics, and advanced Excel skills, with 2–4 years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university.
• 2–4 years of merchandise planning, store planning, allocation, or related analytics.
• Foundational retail math, inventory management, and KPI knowledge.
• Strong MS Excel skills and exposure to retail planning systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment with changing trends.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and communicate strategic merchandise financial plans and strategies that support the merchandising and financial objectives of the Company.
• With guidance, create pre-season sales, margin and inventory plans by department, class, and/or Style/Program to support product and financial strategies. Review with Senior Planner and Director.
• Analyze historical data and current trends to recap business. Identify risks and opportunities by department and by class; align inventory with Merchant partners.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to develop and communicate strategies that align future financial and product opportunities.
• Present in-season forecasts and action plans in open-to-buy meetings; lead discussions with management and cross-functional teams.
• Hindsight in-season & post-season performance by category; share results with cross-functional teams and implement future strategies.
• Develop item-level promotional and markdown strategies in partnership with Merchandising.
• Create and publish weekly Merchandise Planning reports, including ad hoc recaps.
• Collaborate with CFT for replenishment, receipt flow, testing strategies, with direction from Senior Planner.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

Retail planning systems

Job description

Lucky Brand is seeking an Associate Merchandise Planner in the United States. The role focuses on planning and forecasting to meet financial objectives while supporting merchandising across pre-season and in-season cycles.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize sales, gross margin, and inventory alignment. The position calls for a strong foundation in retail math, merchandising analytics, and advanced Excel skills, with 2–4 years of related experience.