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Merchandise Planner

Short Story· Operations
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Hybrid (San Francisco)Full-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

The Merchandise Planner focuses on optimizing the merchandise assortment to maximize sales and profitability. As the first hire in planning, the role blends strategic planning with operational execution to optimize inventory, forecast demand, and guide procurement and vendor coordination for Short Story, a petite-wemale focused ecommerce retailer.

Responsibilities

  • Take charge of strategic company planning and inventory planning to drive sales, manage inventory turnover, and exceed financial targets in your designated area.
  • Design innovative inventory strategies that effectively balance new and core merchandise, while supporting in-stock and turnover objectives within the company budget.
  • Determine optimal order quantities for core items and develop flow strategies, collaborating with vendors and merchandising to ensure timely and accurate execution of purchase orders.
  • Analyze historical data to extract valuable insights on product performance, pricing strategies, and inventory trends, applying these learnings to inform future seasons.
  • Accurately forecast sales and inventory needs, crafting strategies that maximize opportunities and minimize risks.
  • Maintain the planning system with precise parameters to enhance forecast accuracy, optimize receipt flow, and improve algorithm performance.
  • Develop and implement new or enhanced forecasting models that provide greater visibility into business performance and drive informed decision-making.

Qualifications

  • BA or BS preferred.
  • 4+ consecutive years of Merchandising Planning experience.

Skills

Required:Data-driven decision makingQuantitative analysisForecastingVendor managementExcel/Google Sheets

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401k with company match
  • Flexible PTO policy & paid holidays
  • Catered lunch on Fridays and company events
  • Employee discount on merchandise
  • Opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator backed startup alongside a dedicated and experienced founding team
Last updated Jul 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Short Story

Modern ecommerce for petite women

Short Story is a style discovery platform to help petite women find clothes that fit. The average American woman is 5'4" and petite, yet this remains an enormously underserved segment. We’re a team of curators passionate about finding style, quality, and fit for petite women. Our mission is to remove the “ugh” from the shopping equation and support petite women in telling their stories, stylishly and confidently.

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