Company Overview:

Fast Retailing Co. LTD (FR) is a leading global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under six main brands: Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU., Helmut Lang, Princesse tam.tam, Theory and UNIQLO. FR is the world’s fourth largest apparel retail company, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

Today UNIQLO has more than 1,140 stores worldwide – seven of which are in the United States. Rapid expansion is targeted for the United States, China & Europe and UNIQLO is poised to enter new markets. With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and changing the world, FR and UNIQLO are dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Merchandising Planner to join the Merchandise Planning Team. This position is responsible for meeting or exceeding sales and profit objectives working in partnership with E-commerce team and manage multiple ad hoc projects related to overall E-commerce channel planning and strategies

Requirements:

Manage both pre-season and in-season sales plan by sku level weekly, monthly and seasonally
Provide significant analysis to support seasonal planning decisions and directions, inventory aging, full priced and markdown selling and gross margin, transfers, and sku productivity.
Identify opportunities and implement processes to create efficiencies across the department
Communicate and partner cross-functionally to inform and support E-commerce business
Reviews e-commerce communications and participates in reviewing advertising effectiveness analysis with site team, email team and marketing team .
Review key conclusions on style productivity and assortment breadth resulting from performing assortment analytics.
Support Planning Projects through the development of action focused solutions based on analysis. Presents findings and proposed actions to cross functional team members and business leaders.
Manage workload and schedule to support and meet all deadlines with accuracy
Execute site merchandising based on sales forecast and seasonal product strategy
Other related duties to be assigned by direct supervisor
Frequent in person collaboration

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with 2-3 years of experience in buying/planning/inventory management or financial forecasting
Strong analytical and mathematical skills
High level of experience and proficiency in Excel
Proficiency in other Microsoft Office products- Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Excellent analytical and mathematical proficiency with strong business and financial analysis skills
Maintain a positive and friendly attitude and the ability to work with a variety of personalities, sometimes under intense situations
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
Strong attention to detail
Excellent communication skills needed both written and verbally

Salary: $95,000 - $106,000 annually*

*The offered salary or salary range is based on several factors, including, but not limited to, overall experience, relevant experience, education level, certifications, applicable skills and expertise, and location of the position.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, UNIQLO USA does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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