Regional Merchandise Planner in London

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company. This role is part of the EMEA product team, translating global product strategies into regionally relevant execution. The position is focused on maximizing in-season trading and ensuring the right assortment is available at the right time.

About This Team

The EMEA product team translates global product strategies into regionally relevant execution, ensuring the right assortment is in the right place at the right time. The team focuses on fulfilling guests’ unmet needs, growing the brand, and delivering on long-term enterprise goals. Teamwork, clear communication, and cross‑functional collaboration with merchandising, store operations and DC network planning are essential. The role demands sharp attention to detail and a big‑picture mindset.

Responsibilities

• Forecast sales targets, markdowns, gross margin, and open‑to‑buy management for the category.
• Make recommendations for key financial meetings/decisions to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivity.
• Develop monthly plan review process: sales, markdown, receipt and inventory re‑forecasts.
• Collaborate with North America planning team to capitalize on inventory opportunities through transfers or pullbacks.
• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals.
• Execute detailed analysis to drive category performance.
• Develop sales projections and inventory flow for key items.
• Drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom‑line profitability.
• Prepare and participate in Merchandise Review meetings.
• Support merchandising in actively managing product assortment throughout the season (inventory, MDs, etc.).
• Partner with Merchants on pre‑season plans (sales, markdown, margin, receipt, inventory).
• Analyze and reflect current trends in performance of strategy based on actual sales data; revise in‑season plans for sales and profitability; control inventory levels.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to maximize sales potential beyond everyday business.
• Provide additional analysis related to driving business goals (e.g., hindsight analysis).

Qualifications

• 3–7 years proven planning/merchandising experience within a vertical retailer.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret multiple data points across channels and market segments.
• Deep understanding of season‑to‑season business performance and ability to drive business based on key financial indicators.
• Excellent team player with the ability to work independently.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, thorough and able to prioritize.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong ability to translate merchandise vision into viable plans.
• Self‑directed problem solver, proactive and resourceful.
• Responsible, dependable and mature with sound judgment.
• Results‑oriented with a strong sense of motivation.
• Capable of effective multi‑demand management and adaptable to change.
• Willingness to accept and provide feedback.

Desired Traits

• Embrace personal responsibility and acknowledge the presence of choice.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create a space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, recognizing that the possibility of greatness exceeds the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy into work and being.

The role is classified as Hybrid under our global SSC Hybrid Workplace Policy. In‑person collaboration is important, and a portion of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed at both the SSC office and home office each week.