Planning and Merchant Operations Associate

Buckmason · Los Angeles, CA

At Buck Mason, we believe in timeless style and quality craftsmanship. Our mission is to create classic American clothing that embodies simplicity and authenticity. We're looking for a Planning and Merchant Operations Associate to join our merchandising team and help keep the engine running from buy through delivery. This is a hands-on role for someone early in their merchandising career who loves products, lives in spreadsheets, and gets a real kick out of clean data. You'll get exposure across the full merchandising lifecycle — from buy sheets to POs to post-launch reporting — while learning the craft alongside senior buyers and planners. Product and brand obsession is a must.

Responsibilities:

Product & Merchandising Support

•    Support buying/planning managers in building and maintain seasonal buy sheets, line lists, and assortment plans

•    Prepare materials for line reviews, and seasonal hand-offs — pulling decks, taking notes, owning follow-ups

•    Maintain product information across merchandising systems (style numbers, descriptions, attributes, classifications)

•    Partner with product development, design and production team to ensure all product information is aligned and updated across all platforms; chase missing information to keep timelines on track

•    Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders with accuracy on styles, quantities, costs

•    Process PO revisions, cancellations, and extensions; communicate updates to cross-functional teams

•    Own SKU setup — making sure every style is correctly built in our systems before POs go out the door
 
Data & Reporting
  • Build and distribute recurring weekly and monthly reports on sell-through, in-stock position, on-order, and core KPIs
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    • Pull ad-hoc data for the merchandising team — best/worst sellers, size curves, vendor performance, sample status
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      • Help maintain the merchandising calendar and flag at-risk milestones
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        • Surface trends and anomalies in the data — we want someone who looks past the numbers and asks "why"

Qualifications:

  • 2-4 years of experience in merchandising, buying, planning, or merchandising operations (relevant internships count)
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  • Strong Excel skills — pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, comfortable working with large data sets
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  • Detail-oriented to a fault — you catch the typo, the missing SKU, the wrong delivery date
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  • Organized and proactive; able to juggle multiple workstreams without dropping the ball
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  • Exposure to PLM, ERP, or inventory management systems is a plus; willingness to learn is a must
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  • Clear written and verbal communicator who knows how to ask the right questions
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  • Passion for product, process, and the Buck Mason brand

    • What We Offer:

    • Competitive pay
    • Health, dental & vision insurance
    • Fitness & wellness benefits
    • 401k retirement savings plan with Company matching
    • Quarterly clothing allowance
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