Merchandise and Inventory Planner

3 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Native Shoes Full time

**Merchandise and Inventory Planner**

**Permanent Full-Time**
- Native Shoes is a hybrid organization based in Vancouver, BC. Employees located in the Greater Vancouver Area are expected to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week, with some flexibility when situations arise._

**Why Native Shoes?**

It seems the heavier the world gets, the more it needs lightness. At Native Shoes, we’ve made lightness our life’s work with **our purpose: to make it easy for all to live lightly.**

To achieve this, our team is an embodiment of our values:

- **Design**: We consider aesthetics and functionality in all we do.
- **Possibility**: We explore and achieve higher dreams by leaving constraints at the door.
- **Integrity**: We do what we say we do.
- **Accountability**: We take personal responsibility for our actions.
- **Love**: Leading with kindness, we love those around us enough to have truthful conversations.
- **Light**: Above all else, we choose to live lightly.

Plus, other great perks
- Generous annual vacation entitlement
- Annual paid sick, personal and volunteerism days
- Company bonus program
- Extended health and dental benefits plus a health/lifestyle spending account
- Continuous development program to strengthen both personal and leadership skills
- and free shoes

Native Shoes strives to embody each of these words in all aspects of our brand. We engage in a fast paced, ever-evolving working environment with plenty of room for innovative thinking — encouraging honesty and challenge in a comfortable workplace. If any of the above words resonate with you, this is the place to be.

**Who is Native Shoes looking for?**

Reporting to our Senior Manager, Planning & Sales Operations, we’re looking for a Merchandise and Inventory Planner to play an integral role as we grow our eCommerce & Wholesale business. You will be responsible for building and maintaining a demand forecast by SKU based on sales trends, revenue targets, and future campaign plans. In doing so, you will support cross-functional teams with timely and accurate information to drive tactics to have the right product at the right place at the right time. You will also lead day-to-day merchandising & inventory responsibilities, including reporting, discontinuations, price management, and inventory analysis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a curious and collaborative person, looking to have autonomy to build out the necessary tools and processes to support sales growth. If you’re looking to make a big impact in a key area of our business, we want to hear from you

**What would I be responsible for?**
- Support Planning and Sales teams in achieving sales, margin, and inventory goals through merchandise planning, inventory planning, allocation and reporting.
- Analyze current and historical sales and inventory data from eCommerce and Wholesale channels to inform decisions and identify opportunities.
- Create and execute the seasonal demand planning process to forecast accurate seasonal demand plan.
- Create SKU level buy plans.
- Balance inventory across channels to maximize full-price sales.
- Collaborate on the exit strategy for discontinued items to minimize excess and ensure smooth transitions.
- Proactively gather, analyze, and drive insights on eCommerce & Wholesale product performance.
- Manage daily merchandising tasks, including item setups, discontinuations, product launches, and issue resolution.
- Serve as the expert on inventory tools.

**Required Experience**
- 3+ years’ experience in merchandise planning and/or inventory management, preferably within a Footwear or Apparel environment
- Previous experience with sales and product forecasting in a seasonal business
- Strong grasp of retail metrics (ex. sell-through, turns, margin etc.)
- Advanced Excel skills with demonstrated ability to analyze complex data and present findings in an understandable way
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Proactive and solutions-oriented self-starter, able to work independently and in team settings
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Highly organized, accurate and detail oriented, but able to see and work the big picture

**_

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