Overview
Merchandise Planner Jobs in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area at RE/DONE
Title: Merchandise Planner
Company: RE/DONE
Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
About the Role
The Merchandise Planning Manager is responsible for leading planning strategy across both wholesale and direct-to-consumer retail channels. This role drives financial performance through inventory optimization, demand forecasting, assortment planning, and cross-functional partnership. The Planning Manager ensures that product investments align with brand growth goals while balancing channel-specific needs across eCommerce, retail stores, and wholesale partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and own seasonal and annual merchandise financial plans across retail and wholesale channels
- Forecast demand and manage inventory flow to support sales, margin, and turn targets
- Analyze performance by channel, category, and product lifecycle to identify risks and opportunities
- Partner closely with Merchandising, Wholesale Sales, Supply Chain, Production, and Finance teams
- Lead open-to-buy management and recommend in-season adjustments including reorders and markdown strategies
- Support assortment architecture and buy depth decisions based on channel strategy and historical performance
- Drive allocation and replenishment strategies for retail locations and eCommerce
- Monitor wholesale partner performance including sell-through, inventory commitments, and shipment timing
- Build and present weekly and monthly business recaps with actionable recommendations
- Mentor and develop junior planners or analysts as the planning function scales
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Merchandising, Economics, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in merchandise planning or inventory planning within apparel or fashion retail
- Experience supporting both wholesale and direct-to-consumer business models
- Strong understanding of retail math including sell-through, weeks of supply, inventory turn, and margin optimization
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with planning or ERP systems
- Ability to translate data insights into clear business strategies
- Strong communication skills and comfort presenting to senior leadership
