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Merchandise Planner

Employer
Gymshark
Location
Denver, Colorado, United States
Closing date
23 Feb 2022

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OVERVIEW:


As Gymshark continues to expand globally, we are seeking a Merchandise Planner to help support the North America market, including forecasting and reporting. This person will report to Gymshark's Planning Manager, maintaining budgets and identifying opportunities for success.

Please note t his is a hybrid role based in our 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:

  • Develop preseason sales, margin and inventory turn plans that support major growth strategies at the department, category, and key item level
  • Create brand and category level quarterly hindsight reports to drive strategic assortment decisions for future quarters and in-season management
  • Partner with Merchant team to recommend promotional pricing and strategies
  • Partner with Planning Manager to provide guidance to the merchandising team- plan and project receipt flow for categories and key items to support sales forecasts
  • Support Planning leadership in establishing a monthly Open-To-Buy process
  • Support Planning manager in translating financial forecasts into inventory forecasts, determining sales, margin and stock opportunities and risks by category, as well as factoring any promotional activity for the upcoming season
  • Prepare and present weekly business reporting and provide expert analysis on trends and make actionable recommendations to business leaders and cross functional teams
  • Support Planning manager with the day-to-day management of commercial calendar, including sales events, partnering on Global initiatives and identifying regional opportunities
  • Support the inception and roll out of reporting for NA planning teams
  • Support planning manager/ head of planning with special projects and business opportunities
  • Establish, nurture, and utilize internal and external partners to drive the business

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Essential Qualities:

  • At least 2+ years in retail planning, company planning, FP&A, or financial forecasting
  • Previous Open-to-Buy expertise
  • Strong excel skills, with the ability to summarize and decipher key takeaways
  • Very strong numerically, analytical, and commercially minded
  • Be naturally time conscious and KPI driven to attain deadlines.
  • High attention to detail
  • Self-starter, able to operate in a fast paced, high growth environment

Preferred Qualities

  • Start-up experience, particularly establishing and building new reporting
  • Athletic apparel experience is a plus

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 $66,000-$80,000 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 30 days of paid time off (plus your birthday), transportation allowance, up to $900 in reimbursement toward the purchase of exercise equipment, paying for a gym membership, 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.

WE HIRE PEOPLE.

Real-life humans, each with their own unique set of thoughts, beliefs, cultures and identities with a background and body that is completely individual. Together, as unique individuals, we make Gymshark stronger.

If you're reading this, you're probably applying for or considering applying for a job with us, and we want you to know that Gymshark is an equal opportunity employer. For us, that means we always, and will always, strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment and that we do not, and will not, tolerate discrimination of any kind.

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