Senior Merchandising Planner – Remote

Location: New York, NY

Department: Merchandising

WHO WE ARE:

BaubleBar designs accessories that make life more fun. Founded in 2010, the Company is known for its statement-making styles that create joy and bring people together. Today, BaubleBar’s unabashedly optimistic perspective can be found across multiple accessory categories that are sold direct to consumer and at 8,500+ retail stores globally.

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:

The Senior Merchandise Planner will report to the Associate Director, Merchandising and will be responsible for forecasting, buying and managing inventory for specific assortments across various channels of the business. This role will be responsible for newness and replenishment orders, and is required to upload and submit all information to get orders placed, and to track status once submitted. This role will partner with the broader Ecommerce and Sales & Licensing teams to ensure the inventory position and assortment is optimized to meet all sales goals and marketing and promotional initiatives. This role is also responsible for maintaining and circulating clear and concise selling and inventory recaps with action items for the broader team.

WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO:

• Review daily selling and build out sales forecasts across all categories of the business to provide weekly order recommendations for both existing and new product, and submit those orders to the relevant teams
• Review upcoming promotional events with Marketing, Public Relations and Sales teams to ensure all inventory needs are being met and can fulfill sales projections for the year
• Manage OTB and run weekly reporting to evaluate inventory position vs. sales projections by program to provide suggestions for optimizations
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Licensing, Public Relations and other teams to manage all inventory transfer requests in and out of the direct to consumer channels
• Work cross-functionally with Sales and Licensing teams to coordinate orders and inventory levels for all dropship opportunities
• Position will be remote (residing anywhere in the United States and authorized to work in the U.S.) Standard working hours to coincide with 9:00 am - 6:00 pm EST

WHAT WE WANT TO SEE:

• 4-5 years of experience in Merchandise Planning in retail; experience with multi category and item catalog of 500+ styles is a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong analytical and retail math skills
• Advanced excel experience
• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and meet required order deadlines
• Has a positive attitude and is a team player willing to work cross-functionally with other teams across the business
• Proactive, creative and eager problem solver who is willing to dig into data and offer recommendations for optimizations across inventory, reporting tool and overall ecommerce business
• Experience with Power BI and NetSuite is a plus

 WHAT WE OFFER:

• Starting salary range for this role is $100,000-$110,000. Starting offer within that range will factor in work location, skills, background and years of relevant experience
• Generous benefit package including: Outstanding company contribution towards employee premiums for Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, PTO, 10 paid Company Holidays, Company paid Life Insurance & more!
• Company laptop, free monthly product allowance and employee discounts