Merchandise Planner (f/m/d)

Berlin

Full-time

Permanent employee

What you will do:

As a Merchandise Planner, you will join our Central Merchandising Planning team and support the continued growth of Aeyde across all commercial channels.

In this role, you will drive data-informed decision-making through reporting, forecasting, and inventory planning and implement AI tools and procedures. From pre-season planning to in-season trading analysis, you will play a key role in optimizing performance at channel, category, and SKU level, in balance with our inventory targets, while delivering insights that support strategic and commercial decision-making across the business.

We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented team player with a strong commercial mindset, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about turning data into actionable insights.

Business Planning & Forecasting

Build quarterly forecasts by category and product shape.
Define and manage seasonal Open-to-Buy (OTB).

Buying & Stock Management

Own SKU-level buy planning for the Online channel.
Drive stock efficiency through proactive inventory management, balancing availability, sell-through performance, and stock cover.
Manage and place reorders in line with business needs.
Track monthly partner performance and identify reorder opportunities across the wholesale network.
Oversee all stock transfer and stock trade requests.
Act as the key point of contact for merchandising-related requests from wholesale partners.

Markdown & Off-Price Management

Partner with Collection Merchandising and Product teams on carryover and markdown recommendations.
Lead End-of-Season Sale (EOSS) and off-price planning, including inventory management and pricing strategy.
Manage and develop the off-price business channel.

Reporting & Tools

Own weekly, monthly, and seasonal reporting (incl. sell-in and sell-through) across Wholesale and Online channels.
Monitor weekly business performance and proactively drive trading actions and adjustments where needed.
Lead all pre season and in season ad-hoc analysis.
Stay up to date with the latest AI tools and technologies, identifying opportunities to implement them. across reporting, planning, and merchandising processes to drive efficiency and better decision-making.

What you will bring:

3+ years of experience in a merchandising planning role within the fashion industry.
Excellent analytical skills.
Ability to create clarity with analytical insights and easily digestible data overviews.
Ability to work alongside company priorities and generate the right analytical insights at the right time to help teams achieve their goals.
High level of professionalism, integrity, and trustworthiness.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and BI tools, with strong interest in AI tools, and the ability to identify and implement AI-driven solutions to improve reporting, forecasting, and planning processes.

What we offer:

A bright and spacious design office in the heart of Berlin embodying our brand values and focusing on employee well-being.
A unique chance to shape our company’s future and build a global brand, all within a motivating, international work environment with employees of 14+ nationalities.
A high level of responsibility, creative freedom, and the opportunity to bring your originality, ideas, and independence to life.
Once-per-season gift voucher, to be used on Aeyde footwear and accessories.
Subsidized Urban Sports Club membership, Berlin Public Transport pass or German lessons for international employees.
30 days of holidays.
Flexible hybrid working model subject to team specifications.
Regular team events include our Christmas and Summer Party as well as extraordinary monthly team lunches.
Relocation assistance available including visa support.

About us

Aeyde is a Berlin-based footwear and accessories house founded in 2015. Our mission is to challenge preconceived notions of luxury and the fashion industry by focusing on transparent pricing, sustainable sourcing, slow consumption, and minimal design. We started as a digital-first, D2C brand and continue to apply this mindset today. As we strive to be at the forefront of fashion innovation we are looking for people that can help us shape the future. Working at Aeyde, you will become an integral part of an international fashion start-up with many opportunities for personal development and the chance to shape a fast-growing brand on an international level.