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Uniqlo

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior & Mid Level
  • Toronto
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You should have a passion for fashion, 2-3 years in retail buying, strong analytical skills, retail experience, excellent communication, and advanced Excel proficiency. Flexibility and initiative are key.
  • You will build and adjust financial plans, create product assortments, manage inventory, and collaborate with teams to optimize sales and ensure store needs are met.

Requirements

  • Passion for fashion and customer service
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or Mathematics preferred
  • 2-3 years of fashion retail merchandise buying
  • Previous in-store retail experience and store planning experience an asset
  • Excellent analytical and mathematical skills with a strong business and financial acumen, able to analyze numbers to create reporting and come up with a solution to resolve any issues identified
  • Aware of current fashion trends and have an understanding of customer needs/demands
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to effectively communicate and work with internal local teams and external global teams
  • Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities to meet tight deadlines
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel, comfortable with pivot tables and lookup functions
  • Independent with a high level of ownership, accountability and initiative
  • Driven and has a sense of urgency
  • Flexible schedule to support the business as needed

Responsibilities

  • Build financial sales, gross margin and sales plans on a seasonal basis
  • Reforecast business in-season based on current performance and present revised projections and recommendations to cross functional partners and senior leadership on a weekly basis
  • Create allocation strategies, incorporating the merchandise plan and flow strategy to meet store inventory needs
  • Review, analyze and adjust sales plans incorporating market trends and customer needs
  • Create and plan product assortments (item, color, size) for each product category based on seasonal concepts
  • Manage inventory levels to ensure that sales are optimized and stores are without missing SKUs
  • Place orders for both seasonal and replenishment product buys
  • Strategize cross functionally to meet sales plans and achieve business targets

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title for this position is Merchandise Planner.

Where is this position located?

This position is located in Toronto.

Who does the Merchandise Planner report to?

The Merchandise Planner reports to the Merchandise Planning Manager.

What is UNIQLO's parent company?

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co. (FR).

What are the primary responsibilities of a Merchandise Planner at UNIQLO?

The primary responsibilities include building financial sales plans, reforecasting business performance, creating allocation strategies, managing inventory levels, and strategizing cross-functionally to meet sales plans.

What qualifications are preferred for the Merchandise Planner position?

A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Mathematics is preferred. Additionally, 2-3 years of fashion retail merchandise buying experience is desired.

What skills are important for the Merchandise Planner role?

Important skills include excellent analytical and mathematical abilities, strong communication and interpersonal skills, organizational and time management skills, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Is previous in-store retail experience required for this role?

Previous in-store retail experience is an asset but not necessarily required.

Does UNIQLO accommodate people with disabilities during the application process?

Yes, UNIQLO Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates persons with disabilities.

What is the company’s stance on equal opportunity employment?

UNIQLO Canada is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

Is there a focus on fashion trends in the Merchandise Planner role?

Yes, having an awareness of current fashion trends and an understanding of customer needs/demands is essential for the role.

Are flexible working hours expected from the Merchandise Planner?

Yes, a flexible schedule to support the business as needed is expected.

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Uniqlo

Changing clothes. Changing conventional wisdom. Change the world.

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1984
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

About UNIQLO LifeWear Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives. About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer. UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.