Retail Merchandise Planner in Beaverton, Oregon - #72518 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 72518

Retail Merchandise Planner
Our client is seeking a Retail Merchandise Planner to support a dynamic planning organization focused on driving profitable growth through data-driven decision-making, inventory optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. This role will partner closely with merchandising, buying, and business teams to develop forecasts, evaluate performance, and deliver actionable insights that support seasonal and in-season business strategies. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, organized, and comfortable balancing independent work with collaboration across multiple stakeholders.

This role is a hybrid model in Beaverton, Oregon.

Retail Merchandise Planner Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sales, inventory, and assortment plans that support financial objectives and consumer-focused product strategies.
• Lead weekly business reviews, buyer reviews, and ongoing planning processes by analyzing performance trends and identifying opportunities and risks.
• Forecast sales, inventory, and product demand across multiple time horizons, providing recommendations to improve business outcomes.
• Translate data from multiple sources into clear, actionable insights and communicate recommendations to cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Manage and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and planning resources that support decision-making across the planning team.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and variance trends, proactively identifying drivers and recommending corrective actions.
• Support pricing, markdown, and inventory management initiatives to maximize profitability and optimize product performance.
• Partner with merchandising, buying, and operational teams to align product strategies with financial plans and inventory goals.
• Manage product lifecycle activities, including inventory aging, closeout strategies, and seasonal transitions.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives by organizing complex information and creating scalable, repeatable planning workflows.

Retail Merchandise Planner Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Merchandising, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of professional experience in retail planning, merchandise planning, assortment planning, inventory management, merchandising, or a related analytical function.
• Demonstrated experience supporting weekly business reviews, buyer reviews, forecasting activities, and in-season planning processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, data analysis, reporting, and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical abilities with experience manipulating, interpreting, and synthesizing large datasets into actionable business insights.
• Experience using data visualization and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
• Proven ability to organize information from multiple stakeholders and establish efficient, repeatable processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive projects forward with limited direction.
• Experience in a retail, consumer products, or direct-to-consumer environment is preferred.
• Previous experience supporting large-scale retail planning organizations or familiarity with enterprise retail planning systems is highly preferred.

Compensation: Up to $42.25/hr. (DOE)

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