Planner

Summary

Join Stitch Fix as a Merchandise Planner and be responsible for developing and executing merchandise plans for the Women’s Active business. You will analyze performance across different channels, create pre-season plans and forecasts, manage inventory, and collaborate with various teams. This role requires a college degree, 5-7 years of retail planning experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, detail-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment. Stitch Fix offers a competitive salary, benefits, and equity. The salary range is $87,700 - $129,000 USD.

Requirements

• Have a college degree (preferably a BS in a business-related field) with 5-7 years of prior retail planning and e-commerce experience
• Be extremely proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
• Have strong planning and organizational skills
• Be experienced in tops-down, bottoms-up planning
• Be comfortable and confident making decisions and recommendations grounded in data
• Be able to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment that embraces change
• Have a bias towards action, be results-focused and detail oriented
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have a solid understanding of retail math, merchandising financials and profitability KPIs

Responsibilities

• Ensure the success of the Women’s Active business by meeting or exceeding plans for sales volume, inventory turnover and gross margin, across multiple Revenue channels
• Deeply analyze and drive performance across Fix & Freestyle channels
• Create pre-season plans and in-season forecasts for multiple product departments
• Manage and maintain rolling operating financial forecast (OTB/ROF) in collaboration with buyers to optimize business performance
• Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan and forecast in-season sales and inventories on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Forecast receipt flow to ensure optimal inventory levels that balance liability and opportunity while delivering an excellent client experience
• Assess and evaluate inventory risks and opportunities
• Responsible for in-season scenario planning as well as actionable recommendations to address business needs
• Form strong working relationships with Buying team
• Partner directly with Allocation, Operations, Engineering and Data Science teams
• Perform ad-hoc analysis based on historical performance, product attributes and customer attributes

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits
• Equity
• New hire and ongoing grants of restricted stock units
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits