Sunrise Systems, Inc. ยท 2 months ago
Merchandise Planner 3
Beaverton, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSunrise Systems, Inc. is working with a leading athletic footwear and apparel manufacturing company to find a Merchandise Planner 3. The role involves managing part of the men's footwear business and requires collaboration with various teams to analyze and manage business operations, ensuring stock and sales plans meet profitability and inventory objectives.
Information Technology & Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Drive CC productivity analysis and seasonal CC target setting by partnering with Buyers and ND Consumer teams on investment strategies for optimal assortments to maximize profitability in Direct Digital Commerce (NDDC)
Influence Open to Buy activities through incorporating NDDC KPIs and use trend analysis to develop scenarios to empower teams to better forecast the shape of the NDDC business
Develop product life cycle management guardrails to optimize full price realization and manage inventory through markdown and promo pricing actions and cancel/closeout/chase recommendations
Support the weekly business offense activities, including reporting, analysis and in-season action recommendations and executions
Partner with cross-functional team to drive the ND Marketplace Offense, creating consistency and optimization across broader business where relevant
Continue to build and optimize an Omni offense and in-season strategy with ND Store team
Qualification
Required
Degree will be a requirement for this role (minimum Bachelor's; prefer something business related)
5+ years' minimum experience required in merchandise planning
Fluency with Excel and experience working with large sets of data
Experience with web based planning tools (team uses O9)
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Comfortable presenting to high level stakeholders
Ability to tell a story using data
Expertise in retail planning
5+ years in business planning, assortment planning, merchandise planning or equivalent experience
Self-starter with ability to manage through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
Strong influencing skills and ability to story-tell data across a diverse range of audiences
Ability to perform business analysis to build in-season strategies inclusive of markdown recommendations and execution, promo assortment building and Open to Buy reconciliation across tops-down and bottoms-up forecasts
High proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking skills and able to develop accurate plans that optimize trade-offs and outcomes
Preferred
Experience working with other large consumer/product retailers
Someone who has worked in fashion or apparel/footwear industry before
Someone who is curious and a self starter (can point to examples in the past of leading large projects under ambiguity with success)
Knowledge of sneakerhead culture
Company
Sunrise Systems, Inc.
Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ruchi Hajra
Senior Account Manager/Client Servicing/Talent Acquisition Partner
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