You are flexible and can adapt to changing priorities. You are able to find efficiencies and improvements to make existing processes more successful.

You have strong communication skills and can work effectively with the entire team including merchandising, operations, and customer service

You have a passion for e-commerce. You can be scrappy and are comfortable wearing many hats

You thrive in a fast-paced high growth environment

You have a four-year college degree or equivalent

How You Will Make An Impact

Responsible for sales, gross margin, stock, and inventory turn goals for multiple categories within a division
Review weekly sales performance, produce actionable insights, and pivot priorities as necessary
Recap weekly/monthly performance with data and insights to present in team meetings.\
Participate in monthly vendor meetings-either one on one or as part of the team.
Responsible for all replenishment planning & merchandise planning
Forecast category/brand/SKU demand and optimize inventory and flow plans to maintain desired stock levels
Create comprehensive quarterly hindsight reporting and recommend go-forward business strategies
Suggest sku rationalization and any assortment edits
Lead pre-season inventory strategy for your categories to create tops down and bottoms up plans based on assortment strategies
Partner with Merchandising team to develop future product and inventory strategies
Partner with key suppliers to ensure optimal inventory levels and provide forecasts as needed
Focus on top volume/top registered SKUs to maximize revenue, in-stocks, and ensure a great experience for our users and customers
Manage beginning to end order pipeline of goods and negotiate flow requirements with vendors
Coordinate with the Operations team to ensure prompt deliveries and appropriate inbound flow planning
Track out-of-stock or discontinued items with vendors and communicate to internal stakeholders
Partner with Finance to reconcile vendor payments and invoicing as needed
Recommend system, tool, and process improvement to drive efficiency
Strategize new business process to drive financial goals and strategies

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist

We invest in the infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
We believe in exceptional management
We are an antiracist organization and doing the work to support differences of all kinds
We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

Babylist takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

The estimated pay range for this role is $72,417.00 - $108,522.00

In addition, Babylist offers equity, bonus, and benefits, including company paid health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application

Merchandise Planner I, Owned Brands

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