Strategic Merchandising Planner: Grow Profit & Inventory

Aquent; Beaverton (OR); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aquent is seeking a highly analytical Merchandiser Planner to shape product strategies and drive profitability. You will develop comprehensive plans that align financial goals with product opportunities, optimizing inventory and enhancing the consumer experience.

You’ll partner with merchandising and business units to deliver seasonal stock plans, forecast in-season performance, and present strategic initiatives to stakeholders.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in merchandise planning within a retail environment.
• High-intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive toward clear outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to organize information from multiple sources.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, with ability to share actionable insights.
• Talent for building strong relationships across teams.
• Comfort with planning systems and learning new software.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and communicate comprehensive stock and sales plans for each season.
• Collaborate with merchandising and business units to align financial plans with product opportunities.
• Create detailed pre-season style plans to support business goals.
• Analyze performance against plans and forecast in-season sales and inventories weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Develop monthly forecasts for basic and fashion styles to meet financial targets.
• Present financial plans, forecasts, and initiatives in stakeholder meetings.
• Report on business health and communicate forecasts and action plans weekly to managers.
• Support product forecasting and pricing by managing reporting tools and data insights.
• Monitor price positioning and recommend adjustments aligned with strategy.
• Construct and maintain essential planning reports and tools.
• Report on forecast variances weekly.
• Manage product lifecycles across seasons, including close-out and aging inventory.

Conocimientos

Communication

Analytical thinking

Planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent drive

Data interpretation

Storytelling with data

Business acumen

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Snowflake

Tableau

PowerBI

Descripción del empleo

Aquent is seeking a highly analytical Merchandiser Planner to shape product strategies and drive profitability. You will develop comprehensive plans that align financial goals with product opportunities, optimizing inventory and enhancing the consumer experience.

You’ll partner with merchandising and business units to deliver seasonal stock plans, forecast in-season performance, and present strategic initiatives to stakeholders.