Omnichannel Merchandising Planner

Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2023, the company’s net sales totaled EUR 174 million and comparable operating profit margin was 18.4 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 35 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 470 people. The company’s share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com

We are looking for an analytical & organized

Omnichannel Merchandising Planner

As the Omnichannel Merchandising Planner for Scandinavia and EMEA, you will be responsible for creating consumer-centric store assortments and securing optimal goods flow into Marimekko stores, e-commerce, and shop-in-shops in these markets. You will work in close collaboration with colleagues from all sales channels, marketing, and visual merchandising teams as well as with the stores and store managers to drive omnichannel sales growth together. To succeed in the position, you should have experience from retail buying and planning as well as good product knowledge and passion for fashion and home products. Strong analytical skills will be a must to provide actionable business insights from data across different channels to drive sales.

In this full-time and permanent key position, you will report to the Head of Market Area, Scandinavia & EMEA and be located at Marimekko´s Scandinavia office in Stockholm, Sweden.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Define relevant assortment for the Scandi/European markets adapted on the local preferences
• Making the seasonal buys for fashion, bags and accessories and home collections based on the commercial/marketing plan for stores, e-commerce, and shop-in-shops (Consignment, Concession)
• Managing continuing collection assortment and replenishment including the automatic replenishment system
• Following and analysing product performance and taking actions to improve sales, margin, sell-through and inventory turn
• Partnering with stores and store managers and visiting stores to collect feedback and execute actions
• Responsible for optimizing assortment per store, leading the work with planning and distribution of floor space by store
• Securing product supply for campaigns and activities in cooperation with marketing, VM and sales
• Planning and executing product exit strategy (e.g. mark downs, mid-season and end-of-season sale pricing, returns etc.)

To be able to take our omnichannel merchandise planning to the next level, you need:

• Minimum 3-5 years´ professional experience in a similar retail buying/planning position
• A relevant university degree minimum Bachelor level (or similar)
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Team player with excellent communication skills and a positive can-do attitude
• Proactive and solution-oriented working style with strong organizational and time management skills
• Extensive experience in MS Office tools, especially in Excel, experience in replenishment/allocation/forecasting systems is considered as an advantage
• Fluency in Swedish and English
• Experience from fashion industry is considered an advantage

At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, then we can offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, international environment.

Please fill in an application in English, including your CV, personal letter, and salary request on our career site at https://company.marimekko.com/en/careers/open-jobs/ as soon as possible but no later than 04.06.2024. Please note that the applications will be reviewed already during the application period and interviews are ongoing. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Marimekkos culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation.

Marimekkos culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation.

Marimekko is ranked as the 4th Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking. Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students.