Associate Merchandise Planner-Remote Jobs

Position Overview
The Associate Merchandise Planner is responsible for development and execution of financial plans and forecasts at subcategory, product and SKUs that support merchandise strategies and initiatives. The Associate Merchandise Planner is responsible for partnering with planning leadership to ensure subcategories, products and SKUs ladder to category and brand financial targets.
Position Details
Work Environment:
At Duluth Trading Company, we fundamentally believe in strong in-person interactions as our culture thrives when we learn, create, and collaborate with each other. We also believe that the future of work at Duluth includes flexibility.
We are headquartered in the Madison, WI area, but this job may be performed remotely anywhere within the United States. If you happen to live near and enjoy coming into the office, we will welcome you too!
What You’ll Do:

• Positive / solution-oriented attitude
• Monitors and tracks changes to sales and OTB levels and reports on the risk / impact to merchandising strategies and key KPIs
• Partners with cross functional team to prepare for key business reporting meetings such as weekly sales meetings, early commit meetings and business reviews
• Partners with merchandising and inventory team to manage in-season product appearances based on inventory availability and needs – which includes promotional recommendations and markdown strategy and execution
• Partners with Planning leaders and Inventory team to ensure inventory investments are fiscally responsible and support key merchandise strategies
• Revises and maintains in-season product level forecasts
• Maintains accurate data in the systems and provides reporting as needed
• Develops understanding of financial levers and based on strategies, partners closely with merchants to ensure products are ranking appropriately
• Partners with merchandising and inventory on color and size mix % and uses historical selling analysis to help determine appropriate mix
• Develop and foster strong cross-functional partnerships with Merchandise Planners, Inventory Team, and Allocation and Replenishment Teams
• Maintains monthly OTB financial plans at subcategory level and ensures sub-category
• Collaborate in the development of sub-category, product, and SKU level pre-season forecasts to meet financial targets by season
• Embraces and learns new tools, systems and processes that ladder to corporate growth initiatives
• Provides ad hoc reports to cross functional partners and leadership as needed
• Acts as a champion of change management and process improvement through implements new tools, ideas, and ways of thinking to create team efficiencies
• Informed of corporate financial strategies / KPIs and partners with planning leaders and merchant partners to execute strategies into financial plans and targets
• Proactively seeks out subject matter experts to continue to learn and grow

What We’re Looking For:

• Reporting tools experience, as well as Microsoft Excel
• Sense of ownership, approaches company business as if it were their own
• Quantitative analytical skills, ability to form conclusions using numerical data
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
• Systems aptitude, knows how and when to use systems to make decisions
• Sense of urgency, proactive identification of opportunities and risks
• 2+ years of experience in retail inventory management and/or inventory planning and forecasting
• Planning and Forecasting system experience
• Technical knowledge, understands forecasting definitions and formulas

Duluth Headquarters Benefits And Perks
As we continue to grow Duluth Trading Company and its house of brands, the perks have perked up, too. We’ve boosted an already impressive benefits package to include: unlimited paid time-off, 12-week full-pay parental leave, paid holiday time for the important observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, flexible schedules and more! Why’d we go all out? Because our pursuit of a better way means that when it comes to great talent, better perks are a given.
Compensation: $56,000 to $70,000/Year
Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
The responsibilities outlined in this position description are a guideline for the general duties of the position and are not exhaustive of all duties inherent in the job. Duluth Trading Company is an equal opportunity employer.
About Duluth Trading Company
Started in 1989, Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving forward and always innovating.
From ingenious Duluth workwear, to comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing AKHG, to meticulously built and sourced Best Made, it’s all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip customers for a more hands-on way of life.
Top-notch quality, immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented folks looking to be part of a can-do team that’s hellbent on helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do.