Merchandise Planner (Beaverton)

Seeking an experienced and analytical Merchandise Planner to drive business planning, assortment management, and in-season strategy for mens footwear and digital commerce. The ideal candidate will bring strong retail planning expertise , data storytelling ability , and cross-functional collaboration skills to optimize sales, inventory, and profitability. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, working closely with planning, buying, and consumer teams to deliver data-driven insights that support business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Merchandise Planning , Buying , and Consumer Teams to develop and execute seasonal and in-season strategies.
• Lead Open-to-Buy (OTB) activities by incorporating KPIs and trend analysis to forecast demand and shape business outcomes.
• Drive product lifecycle management , including pricing, markdowns, and promo strategies to maximize profitability.
• Conduct weekly and monthly business analyses , identifying opportunities and recommending actions to achieve financial targets.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistency across digital and retail channels , supporting an Omni-channel offense.
• Present data-driven insights and business updates to senior stakeholders, influencing decisions through compelling storytelling.
• Support in-season management, pre-season planning , and monthly re-forecasting for assigned categories.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

About BrickRed Systems :

BrickRed Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. BrickRed Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence. With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.