Our family of brands is comprised of Schoolhouse, the lighting, home furnishings, and lifestyle brand based in Portland, Oregon; Food52, the community-driven cooking and home company, based in Brooklyn, New York; and Dansk, the heritage home brand founded in 1954.

Schoolhouse is a lighting, home furnishings and lifestyle brand dedicated to thoughtful living and purposeful design. From iconic lighting to one-of-a-kind homewares, our mission is to provide a new generation of heirlooms that inspire people to create unique, meaningful spaces in which to live and work.

About the Role

The Inventory Planning team is responsible for sales forecasts and optimal inventory, receipt, and assortment recommendations. The Senior Merchandise Planner partners with the merchants to build a product strategy that achieves the corporate sales and margin goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain sound SKU level forecasts, inclusive of units, sales dollars, and margin. Identifies trend changes and impacts to business.
• Collaborate with buyers and operations on launch buys. Balance open-to-buy receipts between launch and existing product.
• Manage liquidation strategies to optimally sell through discontinued inventory
• Drive markdown strategies to achieve inventory turn targets
• Work with leadership in identifying targets for pre-season and in-season
• Highlight business opportunities and risks associated with the current performance of the business
• Present business trends and forecast to management in monthly Open-to-Buy meeting, weekly business review, and quarterly Investment Reviews & hindsights
• Implement category open-to-buy and train teams on best OTB practices

Additional Functions

• Teamwork – embodies the qualities and values of trustworthiness, respect and accountability, setting an example for everyone. Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views giving and welcoming feedback. Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Communication – practices timely, proactive and respectful communication with everyone.
• Change Management – demonstrates a willingness to meet and adapt positively to the unexpected and changing needs of a dynamic, growing company.
• Judgment – exhibits sound and accurate judgment and includes appropriate people in decision-making process. Makes timely decisions.
• Planning/Organizing - prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently, developing realistic action plans.
• Technical Skills - assesses own strengths and weaknesses and strives to continuously build knowledge and skills. Shares expertise with others.
• Quality Management - looks for ways to improve and promote quality and exceptional customer experiences.
• Innovation - continually reviews systems, suggesting ways and tools to improve.
• Self-Review – is committed to continual improvement.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Analytical and critical thinking; ability to make recommendations supported by data and qualitative information
• Strong communication skills (interpersonal, relationship-building) with a well-developed ability to speak, read, and write, including writing clear and concise business communication
• Time management and problem-solving skills; ability to multi-task and cope with conflicting constraints
• 8-10 years of merchandise planning experience preferred
• Self-motivation; able to independently identify what needs to be done, and then act
• Must be dependable and team-oriented
• Develop tools and training sessions with Planning & Merchandising Teams
• Step in as leader for Planning Manager as needed
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, expertise with Excel and Word
• Working knowledge of SAP Business ByDesign or another ERP system

WORKING AT FOOD52

Food52 is committed to providing our team with a competitive benefits package. Some of our benefits include:

• Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
• Unlimited paid time off
• Monthly fitness reimbursement
• Citibike (NYC) or BikeTown (PDX) company-sponsored annual membership
• Generous employee discount across our brand portfolio
• 401K
• FSA / HSA

EEO STATEMENT

Food52 is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all team members. We value diversity and recruit, hire, and promote individuals solely based on talent, qualifications, competence, and merit. We evaluate candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics as required by law and as a matter of our company values.