Merchandise Planner (100% Remote)

The Mom Project is excited to partner with our client, a leading baby registry, e-commerce, and content platform for growing families, who is seeking a contract People Operations Specialist to join their team!

This role is 100% Remote

Our client is looking for a Merchandise Planner to join their growing e-commerce team. In this role, you’ll support the execution of inventory planning across multiple product categories—helping ensure the right products are available at the right time to meet customer demand and business goals.

You’ll work closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, and Data partners on the day-to-day planning of the business. This role is hands-on and execution-focused, with ownership of replenishment and order writing, and is a great opportunity for an analytical, detail-oriented planner who enjoys working in planning systems, learning new tools, and contributing to a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Who You Are

• You have 2–4 years of experience in inventory planning, demand forecasting, replenishment, or a related analytical role.
• MUST have experience with Open-Buy as this is a significant responsibility of this role
• You have supported rationalization and assortment for >1000 SKU
• You have experience supporting replenishment, order writing, and in-season inventory execution.
• You are comfortable working in planning systems and enjoy learning how tools and data come together to support planning decisions.
• You are highly analytical and comfortable working with data to identify trends and actionable insights.
• You have a strong foundation in retail math, planning concepts, and inventory management best practices.
• You have advanced Excel skills and are confident working with large data sets. You must be comfortable creating PIVOT Tables!
• You are AI-curious and technology-forward, eager to use new tools and automation to work more efficiently and continuously improve how you plan.
• You are organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners, including Merchandising, Operations, and Finance.
• You’re excited about e-commerce, problem-solving, and helping create great experiences for families.

What you’ll do

• Support sales, margin, inventory, and turn goals across multiple categories through disciplined execution and analysis.
• Execute replenishment and order writing for your categories, ensuring inventory flows in line with forecasts, targets, and capacity constraints.
• Contribute to monthly Open-to-Buy activities by analyzing trends, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting forecast updates.
• Review weekly sales and inventory performance, surface insights, and recommend actions to help meet financial targets.
• Prepare clear, data-driven recaps of weekly and monthly business performance for team discussions.
• Forecast demand at the category, brand, and SKU level using the planning system to support healthy inventory flow and strong in-stock performance.
• Build and maintain pre-season inventory forecasts and bottoms-up plans aligned with assortment strategies and growth goals.
• Support SKU rationalization and assortment updates to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Partner with Merchandising on new product introductions and assortment execution.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal partners to support purchase orders, inventory flow, and delivery timing.
• Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain and Operations to help balance inbound flow and support on-time delivery.
• Track out-of-stocks, discontinued items, and inventory risks, communicating proactively with internal teams.
• Partner with Finance on invoice reconciliation support and vendor payment processes as needed.
• Identify opportunities for system, tool, and process improvements and share recommendations with Planning leadership.
• Leverage technology and emerging tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual work across day-to-day planning activities.