Assistant Merchandise Planner

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 historical 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.
• Analyze 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:

• 5+ years 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).
• Systems: Cin7, Shopify, Style Arcade; tasking in ClickUp and comms in Slack.
• Strong commercial acumen with an eye for trend and seasonality.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to Php45,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for promotion
• Promotion to permanent employee

Application Question(s):

• Are you amenable to a hybrid work setup (3 days onsite and 2 days' work-from-home) with a 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. shift, reporting onsite in Ortigas, Pasig?
• Do you have at least five years of merchandise or demand planning experience with global fashion brands, preferably with AU/UK/US market exposure? Please indicate how many years of experience you have and which country markets you've handled.
• Do you have experience using business systems such as Cin7, Shopify, or Style Arcade? Please indicate how many years of experience you have with any of these systems.
• Do you have experience with tasking in ClickUp?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person