Merchandising & Planning Associate

Own item setup and item maintenance, ensuring product data is accurate and complete across systems

Maintain categorical line sheets, historical archives, and structural data points for the assortment

Organize, track, and maintain product samples for line reviews, market meetings, and photoshoots

Assist with style and color naming ahead of line review, ensuring names align with nuuds' established naming conventions (e.g., no "The" prefix, place/mood-based names, shared name roots for paired items)

Proof wholesale line sheets and product information for accuracy prior to distribution

Pull and distribute weekly/monthly reporting on sales, margin, and stock levels

Monitor replenishment SKUs and flag stock-out or reorder needs

Manage inventory uploads

Assist in assortment reporting and hindsighting

Help prepare data and presentations for seasonal buy and core reviews

Pull and organize sell-through-by-size data to support Planning's size curve development

Stay on the pulse of competitive brands and market trends — pricing, product launches, positioning — and assist in ongoing competitive analysis to inform seasonal and core strategy

Support pricing insights and competitive price benchmarking to inform Merchandising's pricing strategy — surfacing how nuuds' price points compare across the competitive set by category

Compile competitive insights into a consistent, usable format for Merchandising and leadership review

Prepare decks and materials for milestone meetings and cross-functional needs

Ensure data consistency and alignment across Planning, Merchandising, Product Development, and Design — serving as a checkpoint so teams are working from the same numbers and timelines

Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to proactively surface delays or risks affecting replenishment or new style delivery, and help track resolution

Track and follow up on action items and decisions from buy meetings and line reviews, ensuring cross-functional partners are aligned on next steps

2–5 years of experience in merchandising, planning, buying, or retail operations

Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formula-building); comfort learning new systems quickly

High attention to detail, with the organizational rigor to manage data and deadlines across multiple functions

Demonstrated curiosity about the retail/competitive landscape, with an interest in translating market observations into useful business insight

Comfort working cross-functionally and communicating clearly with Design, Production, Supply Chain, Operations, Ecomm, and Wholesale

A self-starter mentality — someone who can execute reliably today while building toward more strategic responsibility as the role grows

Experience with PLM, ERP, or planning systems a plus

Bachelor's degree preferred, not required