Merchandise Planner
SET ActiveJOB TITLE: Merchandise/Demand Planner DEPARTMENT: Finance LOCATION : Beverly Hills, CA (Hybrid: Monday - Thursday in office, Friday WFH) REPORTS TO: CFO Salary: $120-140k About Us: SET creates athleisure for what's next. We exist to set the pace of culture through clothing that fits your life-designed for everyday movement, rooted in community, and made to be seen. Our mission is to bring ease and confidence to everyday movement through thoughtfully designed athleisure that transitions seamlessly from active moment to everything in between. Position Summary: We're looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded Merch/Demand Planner to join our growing team. This is a key role that will help translate market insights into a thoughtful demand plan that supports healthy inventory and sustainable growth. This person will partner closely with Merchandising, Buying, Product Development, Sales, and Operations to ensure we are buying the right product, in the right quantities, at the right time. You're someone who genuinely enjoys getting into the numbers but doesn't lose sight of the bigger picture. You can look at a forecast and understand not only what the data is saying, but why it's happening and what the business should do about it. You're comfortable in an environment where not everything is perfectly built yet and are excited by the opportunity to create structure, improve processes, and make an impact. You bring strong analytical fundamentals, commercial curiosity, and a collaborative, low-ego approach to your work. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on and wants to have a meaningful impact on a growing brand and the evolution of its planning function. Responsibilities: Own demand forecasting across key categories, styles, and channels, incorporating historical sales, current trends, seasonality, product lifecycle, promotional activity, and business inputs Develop and maintain rolling demand forecasts and proactively identify opportunities, risks, and changes in demand Partner with DesignProduction team to translate drop assortments and product plans into actionable demand forecasts Analyze sales, inventory, sell-through, weeks of supply, and other key performance metrics to inform forecasting and inventory decisions Identify demand trends and provide clear, actionable recommendations to cross-functional partners Support seasonal and monthly forecasting processes, including new product launches and replenishment Partner with Planning and Allocation to ensure inventory is positioned appropriately across channels and locations Work closely with Production and Operations to flag potential inventory risks and support production and inventory decisions Develop and maintain reporting and forecasting tools that improve visibility and decision-making Continuously evaluate forecast accuracy and refine forecasting methodologies and assumptions Build strong relationships across the organization and become a trusted thought partner to the broader organization Help establish and evolve demand planning processes, systems, reporting dashboards, and best practices as the business scales Qualifications: 4-7+ years of experience in demand planning, merchandise planning, inventory planning, or a related function within apparel, fashion, activewear, or consumer Strong understanding of demand forecasting, inventory management, and merchandise planning principles Highly analytical with strong Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets Commercially minded with a strong understanding of how product, customer behavior, seasonality, and sales trends influence demand Able to balance data-driven analysis with good business judgment and intuition Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear recommendations Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growing environment Comfortable working cross-functionally and influencing partners wit…