Merchandising Planner - Apparel

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Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 46 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon,  ,  , eBay, Tmall, Tik Tok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre.

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• Analyze daily and weekly sales, inventory positions, size-level trends, and marketplace performance to identify risks, opportunities, and demand shifts.
• Build seasonal and evergreen assortments using data insights, trend awareness, category knowledge, and competitive research.
• Own seasonal planning by aligning assortment architecture, key items, and margin targets to the retail calendar and milestone timelines.
• Develop and refine size-curve strategies to improve sell-through, balance inventory, and meet marketplace demand across categories and channels.
• Support Open-to-Buy and preseason buy planning through accurate forecasting, scenario analysis, and data-backed recommendations.
• Partner with buying, planning, and supply chain teams to align on purchase quantities, replenishment needs, chases, and delivery timing for upcoming launches.
• Monitor SKU performance and recommend actions such as pricing adjustments, replenishment decisions, content updates, or strategic inventory shifts.
• Shape pricing strategy and markdown cadence to maximize margin, competitiveness, and healthy inventory productivity throughout the season.
• Manage the full product lifecycle—from launch readiness to replenishment to end-of-season exit—to ensure strong performance and margin contribution.
• Collaborate with marketing, creative, and channel teams to support merchandising stories, seasonal campaigns, and new product launches.
• Influence PDP and content quality by reviewing imagery, fit copy, attributes, and setup accuracy to improve discoverability and conversion.
• Track vendor timelines, PO progress, and sample readiness to ensure on-time deliveries and consistent in-stock performance.
• Prepare and present clear reporting, insights, and assortment recommendations to internal teams, senior leadership, and brand partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in merchandising, assortment planning, buying, category management, or a related analytical role.
• Previous experience working in e-commerce or marketplace environments (D2C, Amazon,  , or similar platforms).
• Strong self-motivation and proactive approach, thriving in a fast-moving apparel ecommerce environment.
• Unwavering commitment to ethical standards, brand integrity, and customer satisfaction.

• Consistently delivers on all projects and assignments with attention to quality and deadlines.
• Demonstrates full ownership and accountability over merchandising initiatives, seeing projects through from concept to execution.
• Effectively communicates and manages up and across leadership and cross-functional teams, to ensure alignment and actioning with speed and accuracy.
• Actively engages in team and…