Merchandise Planner
About UNTUCKit
Founded on the premise that you can dress casually and still look sharp, UNTUCKit was the first to make Shirts Designed to be Worn Untucked back in 2011. Today, we make shirts, polos, Henley, tees, pants, dresses, shoes, and accessories for all shapes and sizes. We’re headquartered in New York’s SoHo neighborhood, with 80+ stores worldwide. The UNTUCKit team is made up of unique, inspiring, and fun-loving members, all of whom help make the brand what it is today. We value each other’s diversity and expertise, while sharing a common thread of dedication, inclusion, and a passion for polished, casual style.
This Merchandise Planner role will be a member of the larger Merchandising, Planning, and Allocation team at UNTUCKit and will be responsible for driving sales & optimizing inventory in select categories. This role will be responsible for planning and maintaining appropriate sales to stock levels based on business trends and financial sales targets. The role will also allow for many ad hoc projects to find opportunities for innovation and process improvement. The Merchandise Planner will provide style/color/size recapping on an ad hoc, seasonal and monthly basis. The ideal candidate will be an independent thinker that is an excellent communicator and presenter that can manage competing priorities.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the Men’s Knits business (with potential for more scope) reporting directly to Sr. Manager of Planning
- Work directly with the Knit’s merchant to develop an Omni strategic vision while developing and enhancing the planning processes
- Manage style performance with weekly and monthly reporting by identifying style wins/misses contributing to a +/- to forecast/plan as well as actions to drive the business
- Cross-functional collaboration with Merchandising, Production, Operations/Logistics, and Allocation teams
- Assortment Planning
- Create pre-season plans at the department/style level in multiple channels by analyzing sales history and new trends to make focused assortment recommendations to support OTB and financial objectives
- Manage and balance Basic replenishment on a monthly basis
- Communicate investment strategy and highlight areas of risk and opportunity
- Responsible for sizing POs and identifying sizing opportunities
- Responsible for departmental reporting and some company-wide reporting including daily sales flashes
- Inventory management – responsible for inventory flows and identifying risks/opportunities based on inventory position
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in buying and/or planning
- A passion for working with numbers and a strong understanding of retail math
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (writing and understanding formulas, VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
- Analytical, self-starter, motivated, detail-oriented
- Ability to build reports and work (outside the box) with limited systems resources
- Comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced, changing environment
- Ability to think strategically as well as technically
- Ability to collaborate and initiate conversations with cross-functional partners
Our Core Values:
- Be Kind: Approach each other as we do our customers with respect and gratitude
- Own it: Be accountable for your work. If you see an opportunity for improvement, seize it.
- Work together: Your coworkers are your best allies. Tap into the genius and unique perspective
- Communicate: Say what you mean honesty and constructively
- Mentor: Lead by teaching and serving others. Lift up others whenever and wherever possible.
- Have fun: don’t forget to celebrate one another and what we’re building together.
- Salary Range $70,000-$90,000
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Home (Monday and Friday), In Office (Tuesday-Thursday)
- Free Food & Snacks
- Wellness Resources
- Summer Fridays Memorial Day thru Labor Day