Merchandiser Planner

About The Role

The Merchandise Planner is responsible for building, optimizing, and executing product assortment and inventory plans that align with company’s business goals. This role bridges product, demand planning, and sales, ensuring a data-driven approach to assortment selection, buy quantities, and product lifecycle management across retail, ecommerce, and distribution channels.



Key Responsibilities



Assortment Planning

Develop and manage seasonal assortment plans by category, collection, and channel.

Partner with Product Merchandisers to translate product concepts into buyable assortments aligned with brand and financial objectives.

Evaluate SKU productivity, product mix, and price architecture to ensure balanced and profitable assortments.

Work closely with Marketing and Product teams to align assortment with campaign launches, product storytelling, and hero products.



Sales & Inventory Planning

Build seasonal and monthly sales and inventory forecasts by SKU/category.

Ensure inventory investment supports sales targets and minimizes overstock or aged inventory.

Partner with Demand Planner and Supply Planner to synchronize demand forecasts and supply execution.

Conduct weekly/monthly business reviews on sell-through, weeks of supply, and inventory health by channel.



Channel & Collection Strategy

Create differentiated assortments for retail, ecommerce, and distributors, balancing core, seasonal, and limited-edition collections.

Support product launch sequencing across channels, ensuring timing and volume align with go-to-market priorities.

Provide insights to optimize channel productivity and product lifecycle transitions (launch, sustain, markdown, exit).



Business Analysis & Insights

Track product performance and propose actions (reorders, markdowns, SKU optimization).

Analyze product mix (color, size, material, collection) to inform future assortment decisions.

Partner with the Merchandise Financial Planner to align assortment performance with financial KPIs.



What You Need To Have

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising, Supply Chain, or related field.

Minimum 3 years of experience in merchandise planning, assortment planning, or inventory management, ideally in retail, consumer goods, or lifestyle brand.

Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets is mandatory

Strong understanding of retail math (sales, margin, turn, OTB).

Experience in omnichannel environments (ecommerce + retail) preferred.

Analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially savvy where you turn data/insights into action.

Passionate about consumer trends, product, and the intersection between design and business.

Strong communicator who thrives in cross-functional environments (Product, Marketing, Sales, Operations).

Agile and curious where you adapt quickly to fast-moving product cycles and category growth.