Gap Inc. · 2 months ago
Merchandise Planner - LATAM
NY 55 Thomas St
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expGap Inc. is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Merchandise Planner for their Franchise Merchandise Planning team. This role involves driving the success of product categories by executing financial strategies and collaborating with various teams to enhance the customer experience and meet financial targets.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleRetail
Responsibilities
Serve as the Gap Merchandising Planning lead for key LATAM countries, acting as the primary expert and strategic partner for all product-related initiatives across the Latin America business. This role includes ownership of investment review meetings, oversight of division and category-level OTB (Open-to-Buy) planning, and effective management of competing priorities within the region. You will represent Merch Planning in cross-functional forums, driving alignment and informed decision-making across teams
Own cross-regional Merchandising Planning initiatives, serve as the owner of critical workflows that spans all regions including but not limited to running sales reports, executing wholesale pricing strategies, and preparing investment review materials for cross functional team use
Build strong partnerships with internal teams (Merchandising, Production, Distribution, Company Planning, etc.) and external Franchisees, ensuring alignment and communication throughout the planning and buying process
Influence partner investments – Collaborate with partners to understand their business, build strong relationships, and drive results by leveraging data-driven analysis and in-person financial insights to influence franchisees
Develop processes and tools to evolve with fast paced changing retail environment to meet internal team and Franchisee needs
Qualification
Required
Must be comfortable in Excel (e.g. data manipulation and advanced formula knowledge), and be systems savvy
Believe in the Power of Team; builds constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners
Possess strong business acumen and strategic agility, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously while effectively prioritizing workload
Comfortable with presenting to multiple audiences (internal and external cross functional meetings, product level financials, and in-season performance to identify future risks and opportunities)
Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills, able to assess complex situations, analyze data, and drive solutions with speed and creativity. Thrives in a self-directed role, using initiative and resourcefulness to achieve goals and resolve issues independently
Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills
Minimum of 3+ years of merchandise planning/buying experience
Preferred
Experience in wholesale and consultant like roles is a plus
Spanish Language skills are a plus
Company
Gap Inc.
Gap Inc., a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (105)
2024 (117)
2023 (151)
2022 (142)
2021 (111)
2020 (80)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25B2020-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.25B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Richard Dickson
Chief Executive Officer
Sven Gerjets
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
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