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Compensation
USD 74400 - 119100
Pay range $74,400.00 - $119,100.00 per year for the role. Regular employees receive an employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan, and accrued time off.
- Salary period
- yearly
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Access to health benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Accrued time off
Tech stack
Required
Location
Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States
Work setup
- Employment
- full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Remote policy
- Remote (Work arrangement: Remote; Source: Remote OK). No timezone details provided.
- Remote scope
- unclear
Role details
Responsibilities
- Own creation of seasonal forecasts for product demand based on research and input from Merchant Product partners
- Partner with the Category Planning Manager (CPM) to reconcile category forecasts with seasonal financial plans and present plans to department leadership
- Examine and act on product trends and performance with a forward-looking mindset to deliver sales
- Apply sound financial actions to a product strategy to deliver growth
- Manage product inventory flow in-season & pre-season to achieve performance goals
- Initiate and manage purchase orders
- Drive vendor accountability for delivery accuracy and timeliness and negotiate to achieve profitability goals
- Manage markdown planning and product end-of-lifecycle recommendations
- Engage and challenge others using proven communication skills to achieve business goals
- Provide insights and feedback to Merchant Product & Planning partners to influence better Assortment Planning
- Provide ad-hoc examination and reporting to support business needs as a category specialist
- Partner with Merchandising Data Specialist & Assistant Category Merchant to manage open orders
- Partner with Replenishment Analyst on funding & prioritizing In Season item reactions
- Pursue self-development through work with your Manager, training and networking with other FAs
- Develop change management skills to thrive in an expanding work environment
- Take part in cross-functional project opportunities to gain co-op wide perspective
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years merchandising experience
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Familiarity and interest in REI products, activities and services
- PC proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Explorer
- Experience with product trend and inventory examination forecasting acquisition allocation and management for multiple stores and digital sales
- Knowledge and effective execution of merchandising math methods; open to buy, initial mark-up, gross margin, markdowns, shrink, damages, inventory turnover
- Excellent communication skills, business sense, creative thinking, and good judgment to solve problems or find business opportunities
Application
Please mention the word HEARTFELT and tag RMTUxLjI0Ny4yMDkuMTEy when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTUxLjI0Ny4yMDkuMTEy).
- Portfolio
- unclear
- GitHub
- not required
- Cover letter
- unclear
- Apply flow
- external
Company context
Help people find and enjoy the outdoors; shape the future of the outdoors for people and the planet; become a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization.
- Product
- Outdoors retail and co-op services
- Industry
- Retail
Description
Overview REI Co-op is united in finding better ways to work. The goal is to help people find and enjoy the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work. You also get support to live your best life. You help shape the future of the outdoors for people and the planet. This job helps REI succeed through examination, accurate forecasting, vendor relations, and managing product inventory to meet financial goals. Responsible for keeping solid business relationships and communication with Merchandising Product and Replenishment teams, vendor partners, and cross-divisional colleagues. Provides detailed and accurate business insights to support growth for Retail stores and Digital businesses. Models and acts according to REI’s guiding values and mission. Responsibilities And Qualifications Responsibilities: Business: Owns creation of seasonal forecasts for product demand based on research and input from Merchant Product partners. Partners with the Category Planning Manager (CPM) to reconcile category forecasts with seasonal financial plans; ensure goals are achievable and present the plan to department leadership. Examines and acts on product trends and performance with a forward-looking mindset to deliver sales. Applies sound financial actions to a product strategy to deliver growth. Manages product inventory flow in-season & pre-season to achieve performance goals. Initiates and manages purchase orders. Drives vendor accountability for delivery accuracy and timeliness and negotiates to achieve profitability goals. Manages markdown planning and product end-of-lifecycle recommendations. Team: Uses proven communication skills to engage and challenge others for the achievement of business goals. Provides insights and feedback to Merchant Product & Planning partners to influence better Assortment Planning. Provides ad-hoc examination and reporting to support business needs as a category specialist. Partners with Merchandising Data Specialist & Assistant Category Merchant to manage open orders. Partners with Replenishment Analyst on funding & prioritizing In Season item reactions. Self: Pursue self-development through work with your Manager, training and networking with other FAs. Develop change management skills to thrive in an expanding work environment. Take part in in cross-functional project opportunities to gain co-op wide perspective. Qualifications: Minimum 2 years merchandising experience. Bachelor’s Degree. Familiarity and interest in REI products, activities and services. PC proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Explorer. Experience with product trend and inventory examination forecasting acquisition allocation and management for multiple stores and digital sales. Knowledge and effective execution of merchandising math methods; open to buy, initial mark-up, gross margin, markdowns, shrink, damages, inventory turnover. Uses excellent communication skills, business sense, creative thinking, and good judgment to solve problems or find business opportunities. Closing: REI is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. Pay Transparency: Pay range $74,400.00 - $119,100.00 per year. Application instruction: Please mention the word HEARTFELT and tag RMTUxLjI0Ny4yMDkuMTEy when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTUxLjI0Ny4yMDkuMTEy).
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