Senior Merchandise Planner, Supply Chain Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +3 more locations.

📋 Description

• Take charge of comprehensive planning for the brand, converting brand strategy into inventory investments, margin objectives, and sales projections.

• Oversee the complete inventory management process, from forecasting to purchase orders, import logistics, and markdown control.

• Manage the Open-to-Buy process on a monthly basis with the executive team, providing timely re-projections.

• Implement a never-out system for top-selling products.

• Predict sales, receipts, gross margin, and inventory status by sales channel, category, and warehouse.

• Collaborate with Product Development, Ecommerce, Customer Service, and Accounting for assortment suggestions.

• Administer buying budgets, seasonal sell-through objectives, PO receipt flow, and pricing strategies.

• Handle the purchase order lifecycle with vendors, ensuring delivery, container bookings, and import logistics are managed effectively.

• Navigate tariff classifications and comply with government trade regulations.

• Prepare recommendations for financial meetings.

• Summarize business performance weekly, assess plan variances, and propose corrective measures.

• Identify and manage closeout and surplus inventory.

• Ensure that reporting deliverables are accurate, efficient, and standardized.

• Report directly to the General Manager.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in end-to-end inventory planning, including replenishment, demand forecasting, weekly reporting, and open-to-buy management.

• Proficient in utilizing an ERP system for purchase order management.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen aptitude for retail mathematics.

• Capability to build and sustain relationships across e-commerce, customer service, product development, sourcing, and finance teams.

• Expertise in identifying and influencing key stakeholders.

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Quick learner of new technical applications.

• Strong forecasting skills and data-driven decision-making capabilities.

• Proactive and comfortable managing a broad scope role independently.

• Employment is contingent upon a background check, including verification of previous employment dates.

• Candidates must be available for a mandatory in-person interview prior to receiving an offer.

• This position is not available to and cannot be filled by a resident of British Columbia.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off policies.

• 401(k) match (for the US).

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (for the US).

• Supplemental insurance policies (for the US).

• Employee discounts across the brand portfolio (for the US).

• Paid time off policies (for Canada).

• RRSP match (for Canada).

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (for Canada).

• Supplemental benefit options (for Canada).

• Employee discounts across the brand portfolio (for Canada).

• Opportunities for growth and leadership development.

• Increased responsibility and leadership opportunities for high performers.