Merchandise Planner

Vessi is one of North America’s fastest growing sneaker start-ups. Founded in 2018, we’re on a mission to inspire happiness in all-weather by creating everyday wear that gets people out there, rain or shine.

We believe change happens from the ground up, starting with our all-weather, everyday sneakers. We’ve sold over 1,000,000 pairs and we’re just getting started.

Want to help shape the next global footwear brand? If you’re a perpetually curious, growth-minded problem solver with big ideas and the skills to back them up, let’s chat

**Overview**

We’re looking for a Merchandise Planner to join our Vancouver HQ Reporting to our Director, Merchandising, you’ll play an integral role as we expand into different channels, product lines, and much more.

You will be responsible for building 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.

If you’re looking to make a big impact in a key area of our business, we want to hear from you

**What You’ll Do**:

- Lead the monthly demand planning process to forecast an accurate rolling 12-month demand plan by channel (e-commerce, retail, and wholesale) across North America
- Create and maintain accurate demand plans at the SKU level
- Collaborate cross-functionally to forecast new product launches and analyze performance post-launch
- Act as a key collaborator with the Finance team to develop and prepare annual and quarterly budgets
- Proactively gather, analyze, and drive insights on both internal business and external competitive landscape
- Identify key industry drivers to better forecast demand and opportunities; inform product strategy decisions by providing timely and accurate product analysis with historical sales data, lost sales, and demand drivers to support the Marketing team with campaigns, promotions, and channel allocation strategies
- Provide accurate long-range forecasts to the Supply Chain and Sourcing teams so that they can cascade them down to key suppliers and manufacturers
- Review periodic indicators of forecast accuracy to implement actions toward continuous improvement of performance

**What We’re Looking For**:

- 3+ years experience in working in Demand, Merchandise or Supply Planning - preferably with a combination of Excel and other planning tools
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Business, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or a relevant field
- Proficiency in statistics, forecasting, and forecasting methods with a strong track record of demonstrating the ability to interpret data and a high degree of detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated with a data-driven and customer-focused mindset

**It’s a Bonus If You Have**:

- Experience working with Demand Planning tools and/or NetSuite (ERP)

**What You’ll Get**:

- Opportunity to help build an ever-evolving brand and help us achieve Vessi’s vision which is to inspire happier communities
- Competitive salary
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- Professional development opportunities
- Extended health benefits package including an EAP and a $500 annual Health & Wellness Spending Account
- $250 WFH Reimbursement
- 40% Family & Friends Discount
- Free Vessi product and 50% Employee Discount
- Flexibility to work remotely and from our beautiful office in Yaletown
- Dog-friendly office
- At Vessi, we are committed to building an environment where all team members feel welcome and have the opportunity to succeed. We believe that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion allows us to truly fulfill our mission and live out our core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage people of all backgrounds, perspectives and skillsets to apply._

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