Our leading apparel client is looking for a Merchandise Financial Planner (MFP) to join our Team!

Our client is a global leader in athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment. Our client focuses on innovation, performance, and marketing, partnering with top athletes and teams. The company emphasizes sustainability and digital advancements to enhance the sports experience.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As a Merchandise Financial Planner, you will be responsible for defining and leading multi-season fiscal and inventory plans for the geo, gender and/or marketplace unit (MPU.) You will play a pivotal role in developing plans to serve consumer demand while adjusting and aligning based on targets and actuals.

You can build hypothesis & data driven analysis, translating insights into action through problem solving and critical thinking skills. You possess a deep understanding of marketplace, product and inventory planning and can drive actions that are grounded in qualitative research, data and insights to support your views. You are a great collaborator who proactively builds positive relationships across the organization with upstream and downstream functions. Using your strong financial and commercial acuity, you show good judgment in making decisions and problem solving.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

If this is you, you'll be working with the Marketplace Units (MPUs) and broader Merchandise Financial Planning team to define and lead multi-season Merchandise Financial Plans for the geo, consumer, and marketplace units. You will set and run end-to-end fiscal and inventory plans, as well as reconcile assortment plans with merchandise financial plans to align to the consumer architecture. Your top-down financial targets will inform franchise/style plans, financial forecasts, and end-to-end inventory forecasts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Construct and lead pre- and in-Season merchandise financial business plans (MFP -, Revenue, Margin and Inventory) for Geo, Gender, MPUs to inform Financial Forecasts and E2E Inventory Forecasts

• Influence between tops down fiscal targets and bottoms up assortment plans to achieve strategic financial objectives through available supply and consumer signals
• Reconcile Assortment Plan with Merchandise Financial Plan to align to the Consumer Architecture and strategy
• Determine cross-MPU trade-off actions to drive consumer demand, company
• and partner margin and optimize overall marketplace inventory health
• Guide strategic outlook for multi-season fiscal shape

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

The Demand and Supply Management (DSM) team is responsible for ensuring every athlete is able to access the product they want when they want it. DSM is revolutionizing how planning is done across our client by ensuring Consumer Demand is their Demand. You will work both within the DSM function and across the broader cross-functional organization including partnering closely with Marketplace/MPUs, Planning, S&IP, EBP, Location Planning, Finance and others to deliver financial business targets both pre-season and in-season. You will also work across MPUs to drive consumer demand, company and Partner margin and optimize overall marketplace inventory health.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING?

• 4+ years experience in retail planning
• Ability to collate and understand relevant market data that integrates and informs the Merchandise Financial Plan; assessing risk and solving problems to deliver business results
• Strong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales, ST%, WOS, Inventories (marketplace + DC), Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcomeStrong command of Retail metrics including Retail Sales, ST%, WOS, Inventories (marketplace + DC), Revenue and Margin with the ability to manipulate data for efficient outcome
• Elevated storytelling and communication capabilities; ability to pivot from numbers into action-oriented insights
• Strong ability to influence & communicate effectively. Listen actively and contribute to advance the conversation.
• Outstanding attention to detail and analytical capabilities
• Bachelors degree required

Must Have:

• 3+ YOE of sales, assortment, AND merchandise financial planning

• Experience covering the planning side of inventory management
• Managing data for revenue and inventory number trends

Nice to Have:

• Tried and true merch financial planning experience in the marketplace
• Open to buy (OTB) experience

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $34.22 to $38.03 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! 

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.