About the Job
The Merchandise Planner will play a critical role in driving sales, profitability, and inventory efficiency through strategic planning and analysis. In this role, you will develop and maintain merchandise planning models, translate financial goals into actionable product-level strategies, and partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across seasonal strategies and business objectives. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

Planning & Forecasting:

• Build and maintain merchandise planning models incorporating historical trends, seasonality, promotions, and growth assumptions.
• Translate financial targets into product-level sales and inventory plans that align with business goals.
• Monitor performance against plan, providing insights and recommendations to optimize sales, margin, and inventory productivity.

Analysis & Reporting:

• Track and report on key metrics including sell-through, margin, inventory turns, weeks of supply, and budget adherence.
• Create actionable reporting tools and dashboards to support cross-functional decision-making.
• Conduct post-season analyses to capture learnings and inform future strategies.
• Maintain organized archives of historical data for trend analysis and planning reference.

Cross-Functional Partnership:

• Partner with Merchandising to provide style- and category-level productivity insights that inform assortment and buying decisions.
• Collaborate with Inventory Planning on allocation and replenishment strategies that maximize profitability.
• Work closely with Merchandising, Marketing, Design, Wholesale, and E-Commerce teams to align seasonal strategies, product launches, and milestone timelines.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Extensive experience in merchandise planning.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP or planning tools a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

This is an in-office position located in New York City with a salary range of $78,000 - $95,000 annually.

We believe that it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people to develop the exceptional jewelry that is our hallmark. Our employees' varied experiences and perspectives make our teams are stronger and more dynamic, and we maintain a standard of kindness, empathy, encouragement and respect for one another.

Julie Vos takes great pride in being an Equal Opportunity Employer, with a longstanding policy of hiring based on talent, skills, and potential alone. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, national origin, religion or belief, ancestry, gender identity, pregnancy or maternity, relationship status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.