Merchandise Planner

$58,240 - $70,720/Yr

Bernard Nickels & Associates - Glendale, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Glendale, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As a Merchandise Planner at Bernard Nickels & Associates, you will be responsible for driving a multichannel financial strategy and assortment planning for various product categories. This role requires a deep understanding of business insights, analytics, and market trends to inform inventory decisions and optimize financial performance across all sales channels, including brick-and-mortar and online platforms.

Responsibilities

• Strategize and develop financial plans to achieve growth and profitability aligned with product strategies.
• Own pre-season plans for merchandise and category initiatives.
• Manage category product releases to mitigate financial gaps year over year.
• Understand and manage in-season performance and identify trends for future seasons.
• Leverage weekly business insights to maximize in-season opportunities and minimize liabilities.
• Create high-level revenue benchmarks to achieve growth and profitability across channels.
• Partner with Buyer to rank newness and determine sales plans and inventory buys.
• Manage and input retail category plans for Annual Operating Plans.
• Develop stratification of items to optimize SKU efficiency and ensure inventory management.
• Own category Profit & Loss and drive business accountability for revenue and cost of goods.
• Re-forecast sales, inventory, and margin monthly based on category performance through the OTB process.
• Provide cause of change for monthly OTB meetings.
• Communicate proactively on stock availability and understand Store Assortment Plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or equivalent is required.
• 2+ years of merchandise planning experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft tools & Business Objects.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort with executive-level presentations.
• Organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to feedback and changing organizational priorities.
• Flexible and adaptable to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Resourceful with problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to collaborate with peers and partners.

Benefits

• Contract position with a pay range of $28 to $34 per hour.
• Hybrid work environment (in-office Mondays-Thursdays and remote on Fridays).
• 40 work hours per week.