Job Details
Merchandise Planner
2026-02-24 The Planet Group all cities,AK
Description:
The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet domain (@theplanetgroup.com or @launchcg.com) - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs.
The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.
Job Description
Merchandise Planner
Location: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR
Contract length: ~12 months
Schedule: 40 hours
Pay: $35-$37.33hr, DOE
The Planet Group is looking for a Merchandise Planner to join our well-known retail brand on a roughly 12-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working from home on Fridays.
Merchandise Planner Qualifications:
- 2-4 years' experience minimum required in a merch planning role.
- Demonstrated retail expertise, understanding consumer and marketplace trends.
- Experience in merchandise assortment planning, inventory management, and financial forecasting.
- Previous experience presenting in front of senior leadership (good communication skills).
- Prior financial management experience.
- Proven ability to communicate with higher ups (stakeholder management).
- Knowledge of retail math and open-to-buy (OTB) management.
- Excel expertise.
- Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
- Develop detailed seasonal buy plans and monthly forecasts inclusive of sales, margin and inventory at the style color level.
- Develop strategies to meet sport financial goals and own open-to-buy bottoms-up forecasts to inform business decisions and in-season optimization actions.
- Articulate financial plans in seasonal presentations and monthly open-to-buy meetings to gain alignment and accelerate the vision of the sport business goals.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across the NA organization to optimize business health throughout the entirety of the product life cycle.
- Facilitate monthly and seasonal inventory planning and management activities utilizing advanced data systems and analytics to solve problems and drive results.
- Recap and analyze the business against weekly forecasts and align actionable insights with holistic sport team, addressing risks & opportunities.
The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet domain (@theplanetgroup.com or @launchcg.com) - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs.
The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.