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PACSUN · 1 day ago

Sr. Merchandise Planner

Pacsun is a leading lifestyle brand inspiring the next generation of youth through fashion, music, art, and sport. They are seeking a Senior Merchandise Planner to lead, develop, and execute merchandise financial plans and strategies that support the company's merchandising objectives for specific categories of merchandise.

FashionSports

Responsibilities

Create and maintain strategic financial plans tied to merchandising strategies
Responsible for planning sales, inventory, margin, at regular and markdown, at a department/ class and/or style/cc level
Pre-season Bottom-Up Merchandise planning at a department/class level/style/color, as well as in-season planning adjusting forecasts to trend
Responsible for building pre-season class plans at the price type (regular and markdown) and weekly level
Analysis of business around risk and opportunities at department, class and/or style level
Quantify in-season risks and opportunities and make appropriate recommendations to both leadership and cross functional team
Partner daily/weekly with leadership and cross functional teams in order to strategically move business toward increasing profit
Develop, drive, roll-up and communicate monthly Open-to-Buy (MF- Monthly Forecast) forecasts and supporting action plans as well as presenting key action items and metrics to both Leadership and Cross Functional teams
Recap and analyze actual results to plan for all key metrics (sales/margin/units/inventory) and forecast in-season metrics on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis and ad hoc basis
Manage the financial success of the department by meeting sales, merchandise margin, GMROI and inventory goals; analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities
Work closely with merchants and allocation to drive markdown and exit strategies’ in season to maximize margin and minimize inventory impact, while achieving desired aged inventory targets
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Cross Functional team members; i.e., Allocation, Merchandising, Product Development, Store Operations, Visual and Finance
Manage at least 1 direct report
Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Inventory managementFinancial planningSales analysisMicrosoft ExcelManagement experienceProblem solvingRelationship buildingAdaptability

Required

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in inventory management and overseeing planning at an item level within a large specialty retailer (300+ stores)
Bachelor's Degree in a related field
Demonstrated logical analysis and problem solving skills
Solid understanding of financial measurements including: sales, gross margin, GMROI, inventory turn, weeks of supply and how to impact them
Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities; ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with peers and cross-functional teams
Ability or aptitude to learn technical applications quickly; must be proficient with Microsoft Excel
Previous management experience

Benefits

Dog friendly office environment
On-site Cafe
On-site Gym
$1,000 referral incentive program
Generous associate discount of 30-50% off merchandise online and in-stores
Competitive long term and short-term incentive program
Immediate 100% vested 401K contributions and employer match
Calm Premium access for all employees
Employee perks throughout the year

Company

Pacsun inspires the next generation of youth, building community at the intersection of fashion, music, art, and sport. Co-created in Los Angeles.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2016-09-07Acquired

Leadership Team

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Russell Bowers
CFO
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Brieane Olson
Chief Brand Officer
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