Fourth Floor is hiring: Seasonal Merchandise Planner - Fashion in Los Angeles

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionOur client, a brand specializing in women’s dresses, is seeking a TEMPORARY Merchandise Planner to join their downtown LA team for 7 months!Responsibilities: Leadership - managing inventory and creating a collaborative, innovative and results-oriented environment with cross-functional teams.Balance workload priorities across in-season and pre-season planning deliverables (including buy planning, pre-season forecasting and bi-weekly re-forecasting).Reconcile top-down & bottoms-up department plans to division plans and forecasts.Analyze pre-season plan and merchandising strategies against last year.Create category level quarterly hindsight reports to drive strategic assortment decisions for future quarters.Own and drive the OTB actualization process every month.Identify and communicate tool and process improvement opportunities to the Director of Inventory Planning.Requirements:Bachelor’s degree required (in Business or Finance preferred).2+ years of retail apparel planning and OTB management experience; ecommerce experience a plusStrong Microsoft Excel skills.Strong analytical skills and ability to understand financial metrics and reporting.Detail oriented.Demonstrates an ability to set objectives and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed his/her goals.Anticipate risks and identify contingency plans and processes to prevent disruptions when risks occur.Demonstrate strong listening, written and oral communication skills.You can use WorkGrades to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose by visiting workgrades.com/home/candidate. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.LA: We will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. California applicants, please view our Privacy Notice here: https://careergroupcompanies.com/california-privacy-notice/.Company DescriptionConfidential - Brand specializing in women's dresses.Company DescriptionConfidential - Brand specializing in women's dresses.