Procurement Strategist

Role: Procurement Strategist
Location: Remote
Hours: Monday - Friday. 9AM - 5PM EST
Salary: Negotiable based on experience

This position is responsible for the development of annual, seasonal, monthly, and product procurement plans utilizing current sales and trend information.

Key Responsibilities:

Partners with Procurement, Brand Growth & Brand Operations teams on the development of pre-season and in season demand and purchases.

• Develops projections and purchase flow by sku/item.
• Provides other analysis related to driving business goals (e.g. hindsight’s, promotional strategies, etc.).
• Forecasts monthly and seasonal plans, to ensure all orders fall within approved financial targets.
• Analyzes and reacts to performance of strategy based on actual sales and current trend performance.
• Prepares and participates in monthly Open-to-Buy meetings.
• Partners with cross functional teams to develop and propose tactics in response to current business trends, such as:
• Makes recommendations for key financial strategies/decisions in order to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivity Monthly plan review process: develops sales, promotion, purchase and inventory re-forecasts
• Manages and executes promotional and liquidation strategy
• Communicates revisions within the team and to external partners
• Analyzes historical demand data and utilizes seasonal selling curves by category, brand, and country among other attributes as required.
• Exhibits initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potentials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, or business preferred
• 2+ years of experience in e-commerce merchandise planning, demand forecasting; inventory management, financial planning etc. Amazon experience preferred
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; strong aptitude with numbers; retail math skills, understanding of forecasting methodology
• Makes decisions with limited information but also able to synthesize large quantities of data to drive business decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills: concisely presents complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to internal and external stakeholders
• System proficiency with strong emphasis on Excel, DOMO or Tableau a plus
• Builds collaborative partnerships cross-functionally; identifies/influences critical stakeholders

Benefits

• Remote Work: Work from anywhere—our team is global, and we value work-life balance.

• Growth Opportunities: As a key player i you’ll have the chance to shape your role and grow with us.

• Innovative Culture: Join a team that is passionate about leveraging data to solve challenges and drive success in a rapidly evolving market.

As part of our recruitment process, all candidates will be kindly asked to agree to Lago’s Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement. This ensures a respectful and professional experience for everyone involved.