Merchandise Planner, Amazon & Marketplace Expansion
Brand: Victoria's Secret
Location: Reynoldsburg, OH, US
Location Type: Hybrid
Job Area: Planning and Allocation
Employment type: Full-time
Job ID: 04B3U
Your Role:
The Merchandise Planner will play a hybrid role supporting three key functions: Merchandise Planning (50%), Deployment (30%), and Assortment Planning (20%). This role partners closely with the Merchant Team to shape and execute strategies that translate assortment vision into actionable, profitable plans aligned with financial targets. Core responsibilities include developing and optimizing choice count frameworks, driving productivity improvements, and allocating focused assortments across marketplaces. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and is energized by building processes in a nascent, rapidly growing business. The team manages assortments that span all categories within the business, requiring strong analytical acumen, financial rigor, and the ability to influence cross-functional partners.
Why You Belong Here:
At Victoria’s Secret & Co, you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.
We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.
Your Impact:
Planning (50%)
- Pre-Season: Connect statistical analysis, assortment architecture, and merchant vision into projections that align with anticipated future season sales targets — Work with cross-functional partners to pass buys in accordance with projected need and delivery timing
- In-Season: Analyze current sales trends, collaborate with cross-functional partners to support need fluctuations
- Establish pricing and promotion strategies, managing active pricing adjustments to reduce fees as needed.
- Collaborate with merchant on strategies to maximize sales and margin for both pre-season and in-season
- Partner with brands and merchants to execute promotional and liquidation (markdown) strategies
- Provide ad hoc analysis of various topics to identify wins/opportunities that will drive future growth; share back with leaders during formal hindsight
Deployment (30%)
- Allocate inventory to support sales across multiple channels
- Manage inventory levels appropriately to mitigate monthly and long-term storage fees
- Modify deployment strategies based on future promotional periods and seasonal builds
Assortment (20%)
- Create standardized reporting to hindsight choice count and productivity by category/brand; share findings with cross-functional partners and leaders of the business
- Leverage hindsight to make recommendations for future and in-season choice/style counts
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Minimum Salary : $84,200.00
Maximum Salary : $114,975.00
VS&Co provides an estimated range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual compensation will be determined by a number of relevant factors, including but not limited to your specific skills, experience, & geographic location.
Your Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Operations or Statistics.
- 3 – 5 years of experience in retail merchandise planning, inventory management, financial planning or financial analysis required; direct and/or third-party planning experience is a plus
- Amazon, Walmart, or other 3rd party marketplace experience is a plus
- Strong numbers aptitude (statistical/accounting experience)
- Proficient with forecasting methodologies and statistical modeling
- Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as presentation skills; concisely present complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences
- Ability to advance to high levels of computer literacy; exposure to relevant planning, finance, analytical, data management systems: Microsoft Office Suite; Excel Add-In; Enterprise Planning; and MicroStrategy
- Analytical thinker and self-motivated problem solver
- Adapts to situational demands, flexible and capable of managing competing priorities and multitasking
- Highly collaborative team player
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance
An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.
