Senior Merchandise Planner

About Us:

Short Story is an award winning, technology-powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence. As a fast-growing startup, we're revolutionizing retail with a data-driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create exceptional, tailored products. We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by top institutional investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.

At Short Story, we celebrate petiteness, boldness, and modern womanhood. Our culture combines an insatiable hunger for data, an unwavering commitment to creating superior products, and a hustle startup mentality. We have a strong sense of urgency. Since 2019, we've cultivated a team of dedicated problem solvers and fashion enthusiasts. We're excited for you to join us on this exhilarating journey.

The Role:

The Senior Merchandise Planner plays a critical role in driving the success of the company's merchandise assortment and maximizing sales and profitability. This position combines strategic planning and analysis with operational execution to optimize assortment for our clients and inventory levels. The Senior Merchandise Planner collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop and implement merchandising strategies that align with the company's goals and customer preferences.

Your Responsibilities:

Inventory Management and Merchandise Planning
Responsible for developing Planning strategies and executing against merchandise plans.
Forecast sales and inventory needs based on historical data, market trends, and marketing activities.
Plan and execute inventory strategies to optimize product availability and achieve sales and margin goals.
Monitor inventory levels, keep rates, and stock performance to identify and address potential issues or opportunities.
Proactively identify risks and opportunities, formulate actionable recommendations to address a fast moving business.
Maintains the planning system with accurate parameters to improve forecast accuracy, receipt flow and performance of algorithms.
Develop and implement strategic merchandise planning and forecasting models.
Monitor and evaluate utilization and productivity of carryover and new choices on a weekly basis
Identify, design, develop and implement new business tools and reports to inform buy decisions
Analyze pricing strategies, market competition, and customer preferences to recommend pricing adjustments that maximize sales and profitability.

Who you are:
BA or BS preferred.
6+ consecutive years of years of prior retail planning and e-commerce experience at a high growth retail organization.
Effective problem solver, with a hands-on "get things done" mentality. You are eager and able to solve challenges and tackle opportunities, identify potential issues and hurdles, and develop ways to get around them.
Effective prioritization and organization to stay positive and proactive in an ambiguous environment are a must.
Excellent quantitative and data analysis skills. You're energized by data and are always looking to uncover insights to develop new ideas, test hypotheses, and make key recommendations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills.
Meticulous organizational skills with strong follow-through abilities.
Understands that different situations may call for different approaches, showing the ability to be flexible in changing situations.
Take initiative to start work quickly to meet deadlines with energy and a curious mindset
Contribute positively to team dynamics and assist wherever possible.
Advanced proficiency in Google Suite & Microsoft Excel and have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
Managerial experience preferred
Have experience in subscription business desired

Why You'll Love Working at Short Story:
You'll get to work at an early stage start-up, to build the culture, and to have an outsized impact on our company and society
You'll be a key part of the company with the ability to make high impact decisions
You'll get the opportunity to try your hand at new things. We deeply believe in giving people opportunity to venture into new areas
We are a successful, fast-growing startup solving problems that have not been solved before and reinventing fashion for an underserved segment
We are a group of smart, passionate, hustlers with a wealth of diverse experiences
We are motivated by unique challenges and opportunities
We are our own customers; many of us on the team are petite women who love our products
We are driven by the mission of helping petite women find their perfect fit so they can dress with total confidence

Benefits:
Professional development resources
Opportunity to work with a dedicated and experienced founding team
Opportunity to work with a growing start up

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