Merchandise Planner, Shopbop Buying & Planning

About the position

Shopbop is seeking an innovative and results-driven Merchandise Planner to drive high revenue growth. This role involves partnering with the buying team to develop category strategies and execute plans to achieve financial targets. The Merchandise Planner will focus on planning, analyzing, and improving inventory strategy and profitability, while providing creative and actionable insights for the business.

Responsibilities

• Partner with buyer to design seasonal and annual strategies by category and vendor.
• Build financial plans in accordance with merchandise strategies to maximize profitability.
• Drive decision making in season to achieve financial and strategic targets.
• Manage inventory health, open-to-buy, item-level forecasting, and assortment planning.
• Optimize sales and inventory productivity through analysis and plans that drive high impact decision making.
• Forecast financials and related operational metrics.
• Manage reporting, driving a high standard for analytical excellence.
• Develop price reduction and exit recommendations with buying team.
• Plan and forecast reconciliation across type and category.
• Train and develop team members.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Excel
• 4+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
• Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
• Knowledge of the principles of statistical inventory control
• Experience with SQL

Benefits

• Full range of medical benefits
• Financial benefits including equity and sign-on payments
• Comprehensive employee benefits package