Merchandise Planner

Our client, a brand specializing in women’s dresses, is seeking a temp Merchandise Planner to join their downtown LA team for 7 months!

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Responsibilities:
• Leadership - managing inventory and creating a collaborative, innovative and results-oriented environment with cross-functional teams.
• Balance workload priorities across in-season and pre-season planning deliverables (including buy planning, pre-season forecasting and bi-weekly re-forecasting).
• Reconcile top-down & bottoms-up department plans to division plans and forecasts.
• Analyze pre-season plan and merchandising strategies against last year.
• Create category level quarterly hindsight reports to drive strategic assortment decisions for future quarters.
• Own and drive the OTB actualization process every month.
• Identify and communicate tool and process improvement opportunities to the Director of Inventory Planning.

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Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree required (in Business or Finance preferred).
• 2+ years of retail apparel planning and OTB management experience; ecommerce experience a plus
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand financial metrics and reporting.
• Detail oriented.
• Demonstrates an ability to set objectives and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed his/her goals.
• Anticipate risks and identify contingency plans and processes to prevent disruptions when risks occur.
• Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills.
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Please submit a resume for immediate consideration.