Merchandise Planner- 12 month fixed-term

Description

Hi there, we’re Article. 👋 Since 2013, we have been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time, it’s not easy — it requires solving challenging, meaningful problems. This is where you come in, as a Merchandise Planner, you'll turn data into smart inventory and forecasting decisions that help our categories grow while keeping the right products available for our customers.

Why We Need You:

In Merchandise Planning, we balance customer demand, inventory, and financial goals to help our product categories perform at their best. We’re looking for a Merchandise Planner to join us in a fixed-term role ending September 10, 2027.

You’ll use sales data, trends, and business performance to make informed decisions and recommendations. You’ll also work closely with Category Management, Sourcing, and Order Management to turn assortment strategies into inventory plans that support our customers and business goals.
Within your first few months, you’ll build a strong understanding of your categories, establish effective partnerships across teams, and take ownership of forecasting and inventory planning. In a year, you’ll be proud to say you’ve helped improve forecast accuracy, inventory health, and category performance through thoughtful, data-driven planning.

Why Article?

As a Particle (people of Article), you will have a high level of autonomy to solve challenging, meaningful problems the best way you can. That means you’re trusted to explore solutions you believe will work best (you’re the expert, after all). You’ll do all this while growing your skills within a company that is redefining the furniture industry.

About the Team:
Our Merchandise Planning team works closely with Category Management, Sourcing, Order Management, Finance, and other teams across Article to connect product strategy with demand and inventory planning.
We are a hybrid team - you'll be in the office 3 days per week.

What You’ll Do

You’ll be part of the Merchandise Planning team, working to make informed forecasting and inventory decisions that support our customers, category strategies, and financial goals.

• Develop and maintain channel-level demand forecasts that support category growth and financial goals.
• Manage inventory to maintain product availability while balancing inventory health and financial targets.
• Own Open-to-Buy (OTB) execution and ensure inventory investments align with merchandising and financial strategies.
• Analyze historical sales, trends, and business performance to improve forecasts and identify risks and opportunities.
• Track key performance indicators, including forecast accuracy, sell-through, and inventory health, and use them to guide planning decisions.
• Turn data into clear recommendations that help improve category performance.
• Partner with Category Management to translate product assortment strategies into effective inventory and demand plans.
• Collaborate with Sourcing and Order Management to align inventory plans with vendor capacity and production needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve or automate planning processes, adapting your approach as business needs change.

Who You Are

Qualifications:

• You have 3+ years of experience in category planning, demand planning, merchandising, or a related area.
• You have a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• You can turn complex data into clear recommendations and planning decisions.
• You have experience with supply chain or merchandise planning tools such as SAP IBP, Blue Yonder (JDA), John Galt, or Anaplan.
• You have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• You’re comfortable using reporting and visualization tools such as Tableau.
• You use data and business context to make informed decisions and adjust when conditions change.
• You communicate clearly and build strong working relationships across teams, including Category Management, Finance, Sourcing, and Order Management.
• You can build alignment across teams and influence decisions to keep work moving forward.
• You’re adaptable and able to prioritize competing needs and deadlines while taking ownership of your work.
• Legally able to work in Canada.
• Completion of a criminal background check.

Perks & Benefits

Wealth:

• The salary range is $80,000 to $100,000
  • Starting salary is determined by your transferable skills, knowledge, work experience, and the hiring team’s budget, which is based on business needs, market compensation data, and internal equity

Life:

• 15 days of vacation*
• 1 extra day off (Inclusion and Diversity Day)
• 6 well-being (sick) days
• Hybrid work: 3 days a week in the office
• Work remotely (anywhere in the world) for up to 3 weeks

Total Health:

• Excellent extended health, dental and vision benefits
• $1000 health/lifestyle spending account* for your total physical and mental well-being
• TELUS Health App
  • Mental Health Assistance/Counseling
  • Virtual medical appointments

Office Space:

• The Article HQ is a converted warehouse, with an open accessible layout and no offices (even for our founders)
• Work from your desk, an Article sofa, collaboration spaces, or a private meeting room
  • Standup desks can be requested too
• Our kitchens are stocked with salty, sweet and healthy snacks, & all the premium coffees and teas to keep you buzzing
• Onsite fitness equipment with showers and towel service
• Pickleball, badminton, and table tennis matches happen, from very competitive to very casual
• A dog-friendly office - well-socialized pups are welcome

Getting here:

• Free street parking (first come, first serve; no reserved spots for senior leaders)
• Indoor secure bike storage with change rooms and showers
• 20-minute walk to either Main Street- Science World or VCC Clark Skytrain stations

Extra:

• 45% discount on our entire product range (15% for friends and family)

*Prorated

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Criminal Background Checks:

Having a criminal record does not restrict your employment at Article. Criminal background checks are only conducted with your permission and after a conditional employment offer has been accepted.
The decision if a criminal record will restrict your employment will be made on a case-by-case basis, where we conduct an "individualized assessment"—a reasoned, evidence-based determination as to whether the applicant's past conviction has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific job duties of the position.
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Equal Opportunity Statement:
At Article, we value and respect individuals for their different talents, skills, abilities, and unique contributions. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, personal beliefs, or any other classification protected by federal, state, provincial, and local laws and ordinances.
Accommodations:
Reasonable accommodations are related to a disability or another protected characteristic. Applicants can also request accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process by notifying the hiring team or emailing ta.accommodation@article.com. This email is dedicated to accommodation requests only—non-related messages will not receive a response. Hi there, we’re Article. 👋
Since 2013, we’ve been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time.

Where we’re based:

• HQ: Vancouver, BC
• Asia HQ: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Fulfillment centres: Calgary, Jacksonville, Richmond, & Patterson
• Retail Stores: Vancouver (open), San Francisco, Bellevue & Toronto (opening soon), with more locations opening in 2027.