Senior Merchandise Planner Jobs

OVERVIEW:

The Senior Merchandise Planner role exists to support the North American Merchandise Planning Manager and Associate Merchandise Planner in the growth of the Women’s business. A key focus of the role includes identifying opportunities to continue expanding Gymshark's reach in the North American market.

Please note t his is a hybrid role partially based in our downtown Denver, CO office. All candidates must be local or willing to relocate. You must also be authorized to work in the United States .

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Responsible for:

• Leading and executing the monthly reforecast process
• Developing and analyzing business reporting tools and processes resulting in actionable insights
• Defining recommendations of promotional pricing, receipt flow and key item forecasts
• Management of Associate Planner and/or Merchandise Planner
• Acting as point person for Women’s Planning Team working cross-functionally with Merchandising partners to analyze performance on weekly/monthly/seasonal basis to grow Women’s business
• Supporting Merchandising team ahead of seasonal buys with option count analysis, ladder plans and receipt targets, balancing sales, margin and inventory targets for division/category
• Administration and management of the commercial calendar
• Generation and execution of preseason sales, margin and inventory targets for a division and/or categories within a division
• Delivery of state of business share-out to senior leadership
• Execution and delivery of territory, division and category level hindsight reports
• Building and maintaining cross-functional relationships with relevant stakeholders

Accountable for:

• Data reporting and analysis on a weekly basis
• Analyzing and improving inventory position
• Working closely with Merchandising partners to strategize and grow Women’s division
• Weekly and monthly business reporting of reforecast
• Supporting development of wider team including Associate Planners and/or Merchandise Planners
• Achieving tops down budget and financial metrics via monthly reforecast and pre-season budget processes

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Experience building tools in Microsoft Excel
• Experience managing direct reports
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a merchandise planning role
• Customer first mindset
• Experience reforecasting multiple categories at a monthly level to deliver strategic initiatives and understand openness to buy
• Experience working with various cross-functional teams with a collaborative mindset
• Experience leading open-to-buy meetings and acting as key liaison with Merchandising partners
• Experience forecasting core inventory to understand receipt flow

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Lateral thinker
• Willingness to give and receive effective feedback
• Coaching/developmental experience
• Agile, open to change in a start-up environment
• Experience working in a D2C, ecommerce business desired
• Willing to challenge and be challenged

About Us.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

At Gymshark we believe in the importance of investing in our employees through their physical, mental, and financial health along with being able to provide some fun and inclusive perks along the way.

This role has a salary range between $92,000-$111,000 annually depending on experience.

Part of our compensation package includes a discretionary annual company performance bonus. We are also able to offer our employees and their families a comprehensive medical, dental, and vision package. Gymshark provides company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and our Sharks also receive a generous 401K match to help them save for their retirement.

Gymshark will continue to support our employees’ overall wellbeing through several perks including 31 days of paid time off & holidays (plus your birthday!), transportation allowance, up to $900 reimbursement towards wellbeing purchases, and a 50% discount on all Gymshark items. We hope you consider joining our growing family in Downtown Denver, Colorado.

• All benefits are non-contractual, and Gymshark may amend, terminate, or enhance the benefits provided you and our other employees from time to time as it deems appropriate.

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [email protected].