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Madewell · 2 days ago

Merchandise Planner - Denim

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$72K/yr - $87K/yr

6+ years exp

Madewell is a company focused on creating premium denim and wardrobe pieces, committed to diversity and sustainability. They are seeking a Merchandise Planner to collaborate on sales and inventory strategies for the denim business, providing analytical support and managing replenishment processes.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with Sr. Denim Planner, Merchants and Allocators on preseason and in season plans to align on sales and inventory strategies for core denim business

Provide team with diagnosis of the business and assist in analytical deep dives of Denim styles and replenishment to supplement strategic growth department

Assist in the creation of preseason sales, margin and inventory plans of core/basics denim styles

Analyze and report on previous quarter results; identify 'missed sales' and growth drivers over prior year

Summarize the opportunity and risk of a product plan as it relates to trend and financial metrics: initial mark-up, average unit retail, average unit cost, net margin dollars/rate

Recommend style count, cc count and flow of goods for optimal results

Effectively communicate support for style level buys as it relates to current trend, historical findings, or related categories

Provide daily and weekly updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends, and highlighting selling that exceeds or falls short of expectation

Manage basic replenishment style ladders on monthly basis to facilitate OTB forecast and support Sr Planner's topline department forecast

Generate and manage style level weekly unit sales plans in season to inform total department sales expectation by week/month/quarter and identify styles contributing to a +/- to forecast

Analytical support for key strategic initiatives to drive profitability and partner with allocation to build out best practices for inventory management and size profiling

Qualification

Merchandise planningAnalytical skillsFinancial modelingDenim experienceBusiness analyticsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelors degree

6+ years of merchandise planning experience; a total of 4-5 years of related experience in allocation, merchandising, financial planning, strategy or business analytics

Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills

Ability to synthesize business performance into key highlights, root cause analysis and action plans

Preferred

Denim and or Core Basics/Replenishment experience preferred

Benefits

Health & Well-being - Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance, family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support), fitness discounts, medical travel and more.

Associate Discount - We love our products just as much as you do! That’s why we offer a great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell).

Summer Fridays - In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday during the Summer months.

Community Impact - We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.

Winter Break - In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full-time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.