Assistant Planner

Job Title: Assistant Planner 

Location: Newport Beach office

Job Type: Full time

Compensation: $22-24/hr depending on experience

JOB SUMMARY 

The Assistant Planner role at Beachriot is responsible for supporting the team in analyzing,  forecasting and buying for the ecommerce business. This role is responsible for supporting the  reporting and strategic direction of inventory and sales planning. To excel in the position, this  person must be a self-starter, have a love for both product and analytics, thinks outside the  box, and enjoys working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. This position will report  into the Buyer/Planner for Ecommerce.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

Open-to-Buy/ Inventory Management 

• Support the Buyer/Planner in overall buying process each season; provide hindsight reporting, current sales trends and market trend analysis. 

• Run daily Pre-sell function on site based on inventory ownership 

• Present seasonal analysis to understand sales performance to develop future goals.

• Work closely with Buyer/Planner to Hindsight monthly learnings to prepare all necessary  reporting decks. 

• Work with Buyer/Planner team on monthly reconciliation of receipts  

• Create Purchase Order Entry, order maintenance for internal buys and external vendor PO’s

• Maintain and update the open-to-buy receipts recap monthly 

• Work closely with Planner to update and maintain sku plans and documents  

• Monitor delivery schedules to ensure timely product launches and address delays

• Inventory managements between global available to sell and Ecomm inventory needs 

Forecasting and Analysis 

• Assist in pulling and preparing weekly Monday business reports, as well as monthly Returns  Reporting 

• Partner with Buyer/Planner to hindsight in-season & post-season performance by category.  

• Assist in pulling size selling analytics to optimize ecommerce business.

• Run & publish various weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc Merchandise Planning reports  as needed. 

• Work with Buyer/Planner to ensure that receipt goals are met each month and are reflected  as new assortments are delivered online. 

• Other duties as assigned 

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office; Advanced Excel skills necessary  

• Experience with Shopify/Shopify Plus, Full Circle, Google Analytics 

• Strong Analytical and Business knowledge of retail and merchandising concepts

• Result-oriented and self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency 

• Able to independently organize and prioritize broad workload to meet deadlines.

• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities. 

• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills 

• Excellent attention to detail. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

• 1-2 years’ experience working in a planning or buying function preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree