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Business Planner – Digital Commerce (Contract)
Overview
We are seeking a Business Planner to support a high-impact digital commerce team focused on driving in-season business performance, demand forecasting, and inventory optimization. In this role, you will partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across sales, inventory, and financial plans while supporting a fast-paced, data-driven retail environment.
This is a 3-month contract role supporting a backfill within a highly collaborative planning organization.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you will help drive in-season business execution and planning alignment across digital commerce channels. Key responsibilities include:
This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative planning team where your insights directly impact in-season business decisions. You will work in a fast-moving environment where analytical thinking, agility, and strong partnership skills are essential to success.
Client Description
Global leader in athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment. Our client focuses on innovation, performance, and marketing, partnering with top athletes and teams. The company emphasizes sustainability and digital advancements to enhance the sports experience.
Overview
We are seeking a Business Planner to support a high-impact digital commerce team focused on driving in-season business performance, demand forecasting, and inventory optimization. In this role, you will partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across sales, inventory, and financial plans while supporting a fast-paced, data-driven retail environment.
This is a 3-month contract role supporting a backfill within a highly collaborative planning organization.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you will help drive in-season business execution and planning alignment across digital commerce channels. Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting demand planning and in-season forecasting activities across digital business channels
- Assisting with weekly and monthly business performance tracking, reporting, and analysis
- Partnering with cross-functional teams including merchandising, buying, finance, and consumer teams
- Supporting Open-to-Buy (OTB) reconciliation and inventory planning activities
- Identifying risks and opportunities within seasonal performance and recommending actions to optimize outcomes
- Contributing to markdown, promo, and inventory optimization strategies
- Ensuring accuracy and consistency across planning data, tools, and reporting systems
- 3 years of experience in business planning, merchandise planning, demand planning, or supply/inventory planning
- Strong understanding of planning fundamentals including forecasting, inventory management, and in-season analysis
- Experience working in fast-paced, data-driven retail or e-commerce environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret large data sets
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly to cross-functional partners
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment
- Advanced Excel required
- Experience with planning and reporting tools such as SAP, Tableau, Power BI, or similar systems preferred
- Strong comfort working with data, reporting, and business performance dashboards
- Prior experience in large-scale retail, apparel, footwear, or digital commerce environments
- Experience supporting in-season planning or merchandising operations
- Exposure to omni-channel or e-commerce business models
- Experience working with cross-functional merchandising and finance teams
This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative planning team where your insights directly impact in-season business decisions. You will work in a fast-moving environment where analytical thinking, agility, and strong partnership skills are essential to success.
Client Description
Global leader in athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment. Our client focuses on innovation, performance, and marketing, partnering with top athletes and teams. The company emphasizes sustainability and digital advancements to enhance the sports experience.
Salary : $32 - $35