Overview
Senior Merchandise Planner Jobs in Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal at BRANDHOUSE NEPAL
Title: Senior Merchandise Planner
Company: BRANDHOUSE NEPAL
Location: Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal
Company Description Brandhouse Nepal is a house-of-brands created to inspire and empower youth fashion culture, with a strong focus on sport and sneaker communities. Through a portfolio of dynamic brands and passionate team members, the company delivers distinctive retail experiences centered on self-expression and style. Headquartered in Kathmandu, with additional offices in Jawlakhel, Lalitpur, Brandhouse Nepal operates with a collaborative, high-performance culture. The organization believes that everyone is a leader and provides tools, resources, and development opportunities to support career growth. Team members are encouraged to leverage their strengths, contribute ideas, and help drive the company’s continued success.
Role Description This is a full-time, on-site Senior Merchandise Planner role based in Kathmandu. The Senior Merchandise Planner will develop and manage merchandise financial plans, including sales, margin, inventory, and markdown projections across assigned categories. Day-to-day responsibilities include analyzing historical performance and current trends, building demand forecasts, and collaborating with buying, allocation, and retail operations teams to optimize product assortments and stock levels. The role will monitor in-season performance, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions such as reorders, transfers, or markdowns to maximize profitability and sell-through. The Senior Merchandise Planner will prepare regular reports and dashboards, present insights to leadership, and support strategic initiatives related to assortment planning, store clustering, and new product launches. This role requires close coordination with cross-functional partners to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time, aligned with the Brandhouse Nepal customer and brand vision.
Qualifications
- Strong Analytical Skills and proficiency in using data to forecast, model scenarios, and support merchandising decisions.
- Demonstrated experience in Demand Planning and merchandise financial planning, including sales, margin, and inventory forecasting.
- Proficiency in Inventory Management, including stock optimization, replenishment, and sell-through management.
- Effective Communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across buying, allocation, finance, and store teams.
- Understanding of Sales drivers and retail KPIs, with experience aligning plans to category and store performance.
- Advanced skills in Excel or other planning tools; familiarity with retail planning or ERP systems is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Retail Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Relevant experience in fashion, footwear, or lifestyle retail merchandising or planning; senior or lead planning experience preferred.
- Strong attention to detail, ability to prioritize multiple deadlines, and comfort working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- Commitment to inclusive, team-based ways of working and openness to continuous learning and development.
