WHO WE ARE:

BaubleBar designs accessories that make life more fun. Founded in 2010, the Company is known for its statement-making styles that create joy and bring people together. Today, BaubleBar’s unabashedly optimistic perspective can be found across multiple accessory categories that are sold direct to consumer and at 8,500+ retail stores globally.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

The Merchandise Planning Associate will report to the Merchandising Planning Manager. They will be responsible for helping to buy and manage inventory across the direct to consumer channels of the business. This role will track SKU performance and market trends to work with the Merchandising Planning Manager and Senior Director of Merchandising to determine the strategy and direction of inventory across all programs and categories. This role will be responsible for uploading and submitting all order information into the appropriate systems, coordinating with the relevant teams to get orders placed and to track status once submitted. The Merchandise Planning Associate will also partner with the broader Ecommerce and Sales teams to ensure the inventory position and assortment is optimized to meet all sales goals, marketing and promotional initiatives.

WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO:

• Review daily selling across all categories of the business to provide weekly order recommendations for both existing and new product and submit those orders to the relevant teams

• Review upcoming promotional events with Marketing, Public Relations and Sales teams to ensure all inventory needs are being met and can fulfill sales projections for the year

• Manage OTB and run weekly reporting to evaluate inventory position vs. sales projections by program to provide suggestions for optimizations

• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Licensing, Public Relations and other teams to manage all inventory transfer requests in and out of the direct to consumer channels

• Work cross-functionally with Sales and Licensing teams to coordinate orders and inventory levels for all dropship opportunities

• Work cross-functionally across the team to provide forecasts as needed to ensure sufficient stock position

• Position will be remote (residing anywhere in the United States and authorized to work in the U.S.) Standard working hours to coincide with 9:00 am- 6:00 pm EST

  WHAT WE WANT TO SEE:

• 2-3 years of experience in Merchandise Planning in retail; experience with multi category and item catalog of 500+ styles is a plus

• Experience with NetSuite, 42 and Toolio is a plus

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Strong analytical and retail math skills

• Advanced excel experience

• Attention to detail

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects to meet required order deadlines

• A positive attitude and a team player willing to work cross-functionally with other teams across the business

• Proactive, creative and eager problem solver who is willing to dig into data to offer recommendations for optimizations across inventory, reporting tools and overall ecommerce business