Assistant Assortment Planner – Men's Designer Apparel

Nordstrom

Assistant Assortment Planner managing men's designer apparel assortment at Nordstrom headquarters in Seattle. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance inventory strategy and customer satisfaction.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $80,000 - $132,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop an understanding of the needs, wants, and expectations of the customer
Create an execution strategy by understanding the market and seasonal merchandise in each category
Partner with buying, planning, and inventory teams’ pre-season to improve depth, precision of allocation, and location level inventory and ensure execution in-season
Participate in vendor negotiations of exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, markdowns, return to vendor agreements, and drop-ship programs
Act as a liaison to both store and e-commerce business partners to effectively communicate selling strategy and agenda
Participate in business reviews to better understand what improved decisions need to be made to increase the overall department performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of experience in merchandise buying and/or planning
2+ years of experience analyzing data and strategizing how to implement changes to increase overall performance
Experience working in a high-volume sales category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue)
Strong business acumen and decision-making skills
Effective communication skills when collaborating with cross-function business partners
Proficiency in MS Office Suite (primarily Excel navigation, formulas, and pivot tables)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Vision
Dental
Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
Performance-based incentives/bonuses

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Hard Skills & Tools

merchandise buyingmerchandise planningdata analysisexecution strategyvendor negotiationsallocation precisioninventory managementselling strategybusiness reviewshigh-volume sales

Soft Skills

business acumendecision-makingeffective communicationcollaborationcustomer understanding