Merchandise Planner managing category financial plans, OTB, and inventory strategy for Arc’teryx apparel. Partnering with global merchandising to optimize assortments and business performance.
Responsibilities
Own seasonal and annual merchandise financial plans for the assigned category, including sales, margin, and inventory, and track performance to targets
Manage Global Open-to-Buy across mid-term and long-term horizons
Reconcile bottom-up demand plans to merchandise financial plans
Partner with Global Merchandising to develop assortment strategies balancing category growth with inventory productivity
Analyze sell-through, margin, and inventory performance
Provide actionable recommendations to the manager and cross-functional partners
Track assortment and line plan architecture targets and identify category opportunities
Develop a stronger category point of view for proactive recommendations on assortment, inventory positioning, and OTB
Contribute to hindsight and postmortem analysis to improve category performance tracking and forecasting
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field
3-5+ years of experience in Merchandise Planning or Demand Planning, preferably in a global consumer goods or apparel environment
Experience in category forecasting, OTB and inventory planning, and margin and profitability analysis, with experience with global and regional nuances
Experience managing assortment and line plan architecture targets and understanding how product structure connects to financial outcomes
Strong retail math fluency and solid data analytics capability, including postmortem analysis and translating findings into forward-looking recommendations
Strong collaboration and cross-functional partnership skills
Clear communication of analysis and recommendations
Commercial mindset, category opportunity identification, and ability to drive strategic plans through data-led performance tracking
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