We are seeking a strategic and analytical Global Merchandise Planner to support marketplace planning initiatives across a global direct-to-consumer retail business. This role serves as a critical link between global strategy and marketplace execution, helping translate consumer demand, product performance, and business insights into actionable assortment, investment, and planning decisions.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on merchandise planning experience, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to influence cross-functional partners through data-driven storytelling. This individual will support both day-to-day business performance management and longer-term merchandising initiatives that drive marketplace growth and consumer relevance.

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The Basics

• Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Duration: 5 months
• Location: Hybrid - Beaverton, OR

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Top 3 Required Qualifications

1. Merchandise Planning Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in a merchandise planning role
• Direct experience supporting assortment planning, demand planning, inventory planning, or retail merchandising strategies
• Strong understanding of how product, consumer demand, and marketplace performance intersect

2. Analytical & Strategic Thinking Skills

• Ability to analyze business performance, consumer trends, and marketplace data to drive recommendations
• Experience translating complex data into actionable business insights
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, risks, and growth drivers

3. Cross-Functional Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build partnerships across merchandising, planning, sales, finance, and business teams
• Comfortable presenting insights and recommendations to stakeholders at various levels

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Other Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with Excel and reporting tools
• Ability to work independently and proactively as a self-starter
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous and evolving business environments
• Experience building reports, dashboards, scorecards, and business reviews
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience supporting retail, consumer products, or direct-to-consumer businesses preferred
• Broader merchandising knowledge beyond planning is a plus
• Experience with forecasting, assortment optimization, and marketplace analytics preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
• Interest in automation, AI-enabled reporting, and scalable planning solutions is a plus

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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April Segedi - Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.



This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 09/10/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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