Shopbop is looking for an innovative, results-driven Senior Merchandise Planner with an entrepreneurial spirit to drive high revenue growth across multiple, complex categories. The Senior Merchandise Planner will create and maintain financial plans that align with overall company goals in partnership with their Buyers. They have a deep understanding of their business with the ability to translate those needs into large scale plans that benefit both their categories and the total organization. A successful candidate is comfortable with ambiguity and is able to move beyond standard templates and processes. They use their expertise and judgment to determine the right goals, inform decisions, and design long-term solutions and strategies that improve organizational efficiency and bottom line results.

Key job responsibilities
-Ownership of the Open to Buy process for multiple, complex areas; optimize sales and inventory to achieve margin goals in partnership with Buyers
-Build plans for vendors by fashion season; identify opportunities and risks within portfolio
-Manage replenishment for multiple OTB categories; develop out of box strategies to optimize full price selling and improve profitability
Identify and manage strategic negotiations with key vendor partners to deliver top and bottom line growth
-Active participant in organization long term automation goals: identify new tool opportunities and partner with tech to scope and deliver solutions that improve efficiency for buying/planning