Fashion Assistant Merchandise Planner
Posted 1 day ago by BruntWork
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
EMEA
Summary: The Fashion Assistant Merchandise Planner role focuses on supporting pre-season buys and in-season demand planning to maintain inventory levels of core and best-selling products. The position involves analytics, systems management, and replenishment actions to ensure healthy stock across various channels. Candidates will work independently from home and must manage their own equipment and taxes. The role requires strong forecasting, inventory management, and reporting skills within the fashion industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain forecasts by category/style/colour/size with a rolling 12-week view.
- Track Weeks of Cover (WOC), sell-through, SOH, on-order and backorders; propose actions based on gaps vs. targets.
- Monitor size curves and recommend rebalances and future curve changes.
- Translate demand signals into reorder proposals and buy depth recommendations.
- Own Restocks & Buy Sheets; update with latest sales and order decisions.
- Maintain replenishment triggers and prepare draft POs for approval.
- Track incoming stock against POs and escalate risks or delays.
- Assist with Open-to-Buy (OTB) budgets and prepare buy packs for sign-off.
- Publish trend reports and compile month-end packs with KPIs.
- Keep product data accurate across various systems and maintain strong Google Drive hygiene.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in merchandise/demand planning with global fashion brands.
- Advanced Excel/Sheets skills including pivots and scenario modelling.
- Familiarity with systems such as Cin7, Shopify, and Style Arcade.
- Strong commercial acumen with an eye for trend and seasonality.
- Ability to work independently as an Independent Contractor.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Role Summary/Overview Support pre-season buys and in-season demand planning to keep core & best sellers in stock while avoiding over-ordering. Own the day-to-day analytics, systems hygiene and replenishment actions that keep inventory healthy across channels.
Job Highlights Hourly Rate : USD 7.89, the equivalent to your local currency Paid Hours per Week: 40 Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5:30pm | AEST Work Arrangement : Work from home Contract : Independent Contractor Side note: Since this is a permanent work-from-home position and an “Independent Contractor” arrangement, the candidates must have their own computer and internet connection. They will handle their own benefits and taxes. The professional fees are on hourly rates and the rate depends on your performance in the application process.
Responsibilities
- Forecasting & Demand Planning Build and maintain top-down & bottom-up forecasts by category/style/colour/size with a rolling 12-week view reflecting seasonality, timelines and marketing plans. Track Weeks of Cover (WOC), sell-through, SOH, on-order and backorders; highlight gaps vs. targets and propose actions. Monitor size curves by style/channel; recommend rebalances, short-size top-ups and future curve changes. Translate demand signals (sales velocity, waitlists, influencer/collab pushes) into reorder proposals and buy depth recommendations. Identify trends early (winners/losers) and surface clear recommendations.
- Inventory & Replenishment (In-Season) Own Restocks & Buy Sheets; update 3x per week with latest sales, WOC, incoming ETAs and order decisions. Maintain replenishment triggers that consider vendor lead time + safety stock; prepare draft POs for approval. Track incoming stock against POs; reconcile ETAs/variances/splits; escalate risks or delays. Keep core & best sellers in stock; propose substitutes or range switches when MOQs or fabric constraints appear. Identify aged/slow movers; recommend markdowns, bundles or content pushes; ensure high-SOH styles are actively advertised (influencers/collabs). Work closely with Production to align WIP/ETAs so replenishment plans match reality.
- Pre-Season Merchandise Planning Assist with Open-to-Buy (OTB) budgets by month/category/channel; model scenarios and intake margin impact. Build line/option counts, colour depth and size curve plans aligned to historicals and growth targets. Prepare buy packs for sign-off: volumes, delivery windows, initial allocations and margin.
- Reporting, Insights & Governance Daily: sales & sell-through pulse; flag outs/near-outs; update trackers. Weekly: publish trend report (winners/losers, WOC exceptions, returns trends, action list). EOM: compile month-end pack with KPIs, range productivity and next-month plan; present improvement suggestions. Analyse returns by reason/size/style; feed fixes into product, content and size curves. Take minutes for planning/production WIPs; log actions and track to closure.
- Data, Systems & Tooling Keep product data accurate across Cin7, Shopify, Style Arcade (and PIM if used): titles, tags, attributes, costs, barcodes, categories, size curves, go-live status. Maintain naming conventions and lifecycle statuses (incoming/active/clearance/archived). Update systems with product information & incoming stock numbers the same day changes occur; avoid “silent edits” by logging changes. Use ClickUp & Slack for task management, priorities and comms; uphold strong Google Drive hygiene.
Qualifications & Experience Previous experience in merchandise/demand planning with global fashion brands (AU/UK/US exposure ideal). Advanced Excel/Sheets (pivots, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX-MATCH, basic scenario modelling) preferred. Systems: Cin7, Shopify, Style Arcade; tasking in ClickUp and comms in Slack. Preferred Strong commercial acumen with an eye for trend and seasonality. Independent Contractor Perks Permanent work from home HMO Coverage for eligible locations Immediate hiring Reminder: Kindly apply directly to the link provided; you will be redirected to BruntWork’s Career Site. Complete the initial requirements, including the voice recording, prescreening assessment, and technical check of your computer/device. 43299146937