Merchandise Planner

**Merchandise Planner**

Groupe Dynamite is a leading fashion digital retailer with two brands at the heart of our success, Garage and Dynamite. With over 300 stores in Canada and the U.S., and more than 4,000 people, we have been making our mark on fashion since 1975.

Our core strengths are rooted in our team, our innovation and our customers. We are proud to hire and retain aspirational leaders who are driven to achieve great things and are recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit.

**Job Summary**:
The planning team is looking for a Merchandise Planner to build and maintain a balanced assortment plan in order to drive financial and product strategies. You will contribute to pre-season strategy and in-season management of all products within your respective categories. You will leverage data to make informed decisions on the business and drive sales growth. You will be involved in our ongoing transformation from a traditional brick & mortar retailer, to an Omni-channel leader and tech-first fashion disruptor.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conduct in-depth analysis on current business to inform future strategy
- Deliver on KPI results such as sales, gross margin, markdown rates etc
- Ownership of category OTB (open to buy); sales, receipt flow and BOP targets
- Build strategy behind the assortment plan focused on floor-set lifecycles, trends and CC productivity
- Lead monthly business review and quarterly hindsights telling the story behind the numbers and recommend actionable takeaways
- Own pricing and markdown recommendations strategy
- Turning the pre-season assortment plan into key item and lifecycle plans
- Work closely with cross functional teams including Merchandising, Allocation, and Regional Product Intelligence to strategize and execute category plans

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, or a related field;
- 2 to 3 years of experience in Planning or Allocation in the retail industry
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills and a curious personality
- Advanced Excel skills

To be a great fit, you must...
- Thrive fast paced environment
- Comfortable handling change and pivoting strategies
- Build partnerships and prioritize collaboration
- Be able to make tough decisions backed by data
- Challenge the status quo through a proactive, action-oriented approach
- Communicate information in an effective and concise manner to both team and leadership
- Experience with US and/or International Planning (nice-to-have)

Over and above a competitive salary and bonus plan, registered retirement savings, and flexible group insurance with personalised coverage that meets your needs, you will be at the forefront of a growing organisation that understands the importance of investing in people.

You and your family can enjoy our employee discount at Garage and Dynamite, private sample sales throughout the year and many other exciting perks, including a very flexible vacation program.

**Our promise**

No day will be like the last - we aim to be better today than we were yesterday. We are committed to employment equity.