Overview
Salary: $35.40-39.33 Hourly up to $39.33/hr
Senior Assortment Planner Location: Onsite (PHK) | Fridays Work From Home
Contract Length: ~37 weeks
Experience Level: 3-5 years
Education: Bachelor's degree required
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Assortment Planner to build and manage end-to-end seasonal assortment plans that drive strong financial, product, and inventory outcomes. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams across merchandising, finance, supply planning, and product to create data-driven, consumer-focused assortments that balance demand, profitability, and inventory health. You will develop style-level seasonal plans, own bottoms-up forecasting, and help translate data into actionable strategies that guide business decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
What You'll Do
- Build style-level seasonal assortment plans grounded in financial, product, and inventory targets
- Develop bottoms-up forecasts for sales, margin, and inventory across monthly and seasonal horizons
- Apply statistical forecasting and data-driven methods to improve planning accuracy and decision-making
- Perform variance analysis between forecasts, actuals, and financial plans; identify risks and opportunities
- Own open-to-buy and in-season optimization inputs to support inventory and supply decisions
- Partner cross-functionally with merchandising, finance, supply planning, and product teams
- Present forecasts, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership forums
- Translate complex data into clear, compelling business narratives that influence decisions
- Continuously refine planning assumptions based on performance, trends, and marketplace signals
Must-Have Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in retail, apparel, footwear, or consumer goods planning
- Strong experience in assortment planning and/or merchandise financial planning
- Proven ability in forecasting (statistical and/or data-driven approaches)
- Hands-on experience building financial, sales, and inventory plans
- Advanced Excel modeling skills (required)
- Experience conducting variance analysis and developing actionable insights
- Ability to influence stakeholders using data-driven storytelling
- Bachelor's degree required
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in fast-paced, global retail or consumer brand environments
- Exposure to open-to-buy (OTB) planning, seasonal line planning, or in-season optimization
- Familiarity with modern planning/analytics tools (e.g., planning platforms, BI tools)
- Strong interest in consumer behavior, product trends, and marketplace dynamics
- Experience working in highly cross-functional planning organizations
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Strong analytical thinker with deep business acumen
- Comfortable translating data into clear, actionable recommendations
- Collaborative and effective in matrixed, cross-functional environments
- Confident presenting insights to stakeholders and leadership teams
- Highly detail-oriented while maintaining a strategic view of the business
- Proactive problem-solver who challenges assumptions and improves planning outcomes
- Thrives in fast-moving, performance-driven environments
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