Merchandise Planning Manager

7 days ago


Bozeman, Montana, United States W L Gore and Associates, Inc Full time
About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Retail Planner to join our Supply Chain Planning team at W L Gore and Associates, Inc. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic supply plans for our retail channels, ensuring optimal inventory levels and alignment with company initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop Retail Channel Demand Plans: Collaborate with sales, marketing, finance, and product development teams to create demand plans that meet revenue targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Analyze Sales and Inventory Data: Use data insights to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies, and make informed decisions and recommendations to management.
  • Create and Maintain Retail Channel In-Season Sales Forecast: Use in-season trend forecasts to identify opportunities and risks to the seasonal plan.
  • Identify and Manage Slow-Moving or Obsolete Inventory: Reduce excess stock and maintain accurate size requirements for the retail channel to ensure optimal stock availability and minimize stockouts or overstock situations.
  • Partner with Supply Chain Team: Provide guidance on inbound receipt requirements to ensure optimal on-time delivery and retail channel in-stock positions.
  • Recommend and Present Monthly Changes to Retail Demand Forecasts: Participate in recurring S&OP Demand Review meetings to present and discuss demand forecast changes.
  • Champion the Development and Reporting of Sales Planning Metrics: Build and maintain sales planning metrics to measure performance and drive business decisions.
  • Build Demand Plans and Make Assortment Recommendations: Partner with the retail merchandiser to develop demand plans and make assortment recommendations for new and existing stores.
  • Partner with Product and Supply Chain Teams: Understand retail exclusive assortment strategy, build the forecast, create the supply plan, and ensure on-time and in-full delivery.
Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 3 Years Merchandise Planning Experience: With a multi-store brand or retailer.
  • Minimum of 2 Years Managing Merchandise Plans: For 20+ doors.
  • Experience Maintaining Positive Working Relationships: With retail merchandiser, retail leader, retail inventory manager, and store managers to build store-level sales plans aligned with merchandising strategies and company initiatives.
  • Experience Creating and Implementing Solutions: To unanticipated changes or challenges.
  • Experience Maintaining Accurate Sales Plans: For 2000+ SKUs.
  • Strong Analytical, Interpersonal Communication, Organizational, and Time Management Skills: Proven ability to analyze large amounts of data, identify trends in the data, and effectively communicate opportunities to leadership.
  • Proficient in Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint: Ability to travel up to 10%.


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