Merchandise Planner

Job overview

The Merchandise Planner role is onsite in Spokane, WA, with a stated salary of $70,000–$100,000 per year. BuyWander’s Merchandising department uses this role to bring financial discipline to buying decisions. The planner sets market inventory budgets, evaluates truckload purchases and allocations, forecasts load-level revenue and margins, and tracks actual results against forecasts. The role also builds reporting and source scorecards and partners with merchandising, pricing, transportation, finance, and operations to guide purchasing decisions.

What you'll do

• Set monthly open-to-buy budgets and weekly buying plans by market
• evaluate inbound truckload manifests and recommend purchases and allocations
• forecast revenue and margin for each load
• track recovery and investigate variances
• maintain monthly source scorecards
• build inventory reporting in Metabase
• coordinate with merchandising, pricing, transportation, finance, and operations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

merchandise planning

inventory planning

open-to-buy

retail analytics

sql

spreadsheet modeling

metabase

full-time

spokane wa

buywander

monday–friday

salary $70k–$100k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k).

Why this role

Owns open-to-buy planning and load-level recovery forecasts across seven markets; the posting describes a one-time purchase and recovery model rather than traditional replenishment planning.

About the employer

BuyWander is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other General Merchandise Retailers. Sector: 45.