Job Description

Most-trusted Retail Company is expanding their dynamic planning team. Join a collaborative and innovative fashion forward team. The Ideal candidates must be commutable to the Bay Area.

· Drive strategic initiatives and support the development of long-term growth plans and profitability goals.

· Identify, analyze, and recommend opportunities, actions, and recommendations through hindsight reporting.

· Develop assortment plans.

· Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Finance in driving a consensus forecasting process and represents expertise in supply chain and trend-based forecasts.

· Monitor and guide to merchandising team with any gaps within the forecast or process.

· Consolidate and communicate final seasonal forecast to appropriate departments - Build relationships with departments across the company.

· Communicate complex information in a simple to understand yet actionable ways.

· Facilitate vendor negotiations by equipping the Buying Team with all necessary data, models, scenario mockups, and analysis.

· Ad hoc analysis and projects based on business needs.

· 3-5 years of planning/merchandising experience

· Computer Savvy (Advanced in Excel)

· Project management experience

· The right balance of creative and analytical thinking

· Comfortable with trend analysis and problem-solving skills

· Bachelor's Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field.

· Experience buying/planning for a large national retailer from multiple suppliers

· Competitive Pay/Benefits