Job Specifications
Seeking an experienced and analytical Merchandise Planner to drive business planning, assortment management, and in-season strategy for men’s footwear and digital commerce. The ideal candidate will bring strong retail planning expertise, data storytelling ability, and cross-functional collaboration skills to optimize sales, inventory, and profitability. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, working closely with planning, buying, and consumer teams to deliver data-driven insights that support business growth.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with Merchandise Planning, Buying, and Consumer Teams to develop and execute seasonal and in-season strategies.
Lead Open-to-Buy (OTB) activities by incorporating KPIs and trend analysis to forecast demand and shape business outcomes.
Drive product lifecycle management, including pricing, markdowns, and promo strategies to maximize profitability.
Conduct weekly and monthly business analyses, identifying opportunities and recommending actions to achieve financial targets.
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistency across digital and retail channels, supporting an Omni-channel offense.
Present data-driven insights and business updates to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions through compelling storytelling.
Support in-season management, pre-season planning, and monthly re-forecasting for assigned categories.
Required Skills
5+ years of experience in business, merchandise, or assortment planning within retail or consumer goods.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets.
Experience using web-based planning tools such as O9 or similar systems.
Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
Proven ability to translate data into actionable insights and influence business decisions.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills
Experience in apparel, footwear, or fashion retail industries.
Prior work with large consumer/product retailers.
Strong understanding of sneaker or lifestyle culture.
Excellent time management and collaboration abilities.
Comfortable working on high-visibility projects within large cross-functional teams.
On-site role at Beaverton, OR (WHQ) with WFH Fridays.
About BrickRed Systems:
BrickRed Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. BrickRed Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence. With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
About the Company
BrickRed Systems is Microsoft Gold certified partner also one among the leading Information Technology (IT) Consulting firms of the present generation. We help Clients in achieving the best possible results, efficiency, and performance in their Business and Operations from all their investments in IT. Our services include Business Intelligence, Technology Consulting, Security Consulting, Quality Assurance, and Creative services with end-to-end consulting capabilities spanning across key industry domains. Our expertise is spr...
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