Associate Planner & Merchandiser

Furniture and décor should be sustainably sourced, lovingly made, and built to last. Today, we partner with artisans around the world who share our vision, creating beautiful, heirloom-quality pieces that can be used – and loved – for generations.The Associate Merchandise Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining monthly and yearly financial plans for their assigned categories and effectively partnering with the Merchandising, Sourcing, Channel (Stores / Ecom) and Distribution & Logistics teams on identifying and implementing strategies to achieve the approved plans.Develop annual / seasonal / monthly category merchandise financial plans in accordance with company goals, historical performance and trend analysis.Create SKU level sales and inventory plans for seasonal Investment Reviews to ensure the correct inventory levels in place to support category plans.Continuously analyze and reforecast the Open to Buy and recommend / execute strategies to maximize opportunities and minimize risk.Monitor and manage inventory levels throughout product lifecycle to stay in line with the turn and inventory plan, partnering with Sourcing and Vendors to adjust on order where appropriate.Develop and execute price actions to drive sales and margin across new products, promotions and markdowns.Evaluate stock and sales by store or DC for replenishment product and make recommendations to balance inventory and drive SKU productivity.SKU Count & Productivity, Sales, Margin and Inventory targets) to Merchandising partnersBachelor's Degree or equivalent business experienceMinimum 3 years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Allocation or BuyingHigh proficiency in ExcelThorough understanding of retail math