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Merchandise Planner Jobs in Boston, MA at Robert Half
Title: Merchandise Planner
Company: Robert Half
Location: Boston, MA
Robert Half’s client is looking for a Merchandise Planner for a 3 – 6+ month contract in Boston. This is an onsite, 40-hour-per-week opportunity; candidates must be willing and able to work in the office 5 days per week, though there may be hybrid flexibility in the future. The Merchandise Planner will own categories for in-store and eCommerce channels, supporting inventory management and driving sales performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage OTBs and lead monthly meetings
- Analyze merchandising, sales, promotions, markdowns, and inventory trends
- Standardize reports for DTC sales and inventory insights
- Review assortments and align strategies with targets
- Partner with cross-functional teams for pricing, promotions, and inventory
- Build and maintain pre-season plans for all channels
- Ensure compliance with company policies
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of merchandising or planning experience
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Prior retail, eCommerce, or related industry experience preferred
- Detail-oriented
- Clear communicator, comfortable presenting to stakeholders and management
- Self-starter
- Experience with SAP
- High-level Excel skills
- Experience with Power BI
- Interest in athletic industry trends a plus
- Knowledge of market research and competitive analysis best practices
