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Merchandise Planner - Bed Bath & Beyond
Company : Kirkland's, Inc.
Location : Brentwood, TN, 37027
Job Type : Full Time
Date Posted : 11 January 2026
Overview
The Associate Planner for Bed Bath & beyond creates and manages bottom-up item sales and inventory plans for assigned departments. The Associate Merchandise Planner will work with the Merchandise Planner to reconcile these item plans to the overall department financial goals.
Responsibilities
- Create and manage sales and inventory targets for identified core programs, ensuring consistent stock levels.
- Partner with Buyer and Merchandise Planner to identify high volume key items for potential re-orders.
- Partner with allocation team to maximize store level inventory balance on all core programs.
- Partner with Buyer and Planner to create sales targets on promotional merchandise, while identifying risk to the overall department sales plan.
- Manage and review monthly assortment plans to ensure sku rationality.
- Create and manage sales, inventory, and profit targets for assigned cross category product attributes.
- Partner with IT team to create better and more efficient reporting based on the needs of the merchandising team.
- Run and analyze ad hoc reports in order to react to current business trends as well as anticipate future business trends.
- Demonstrates a committment to The Brand House Collective values.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2-3 years of experience in Planning, Allocations, Assistant Buying or related field. Store experience is a plus.
- Highly motivated and results oriented.
- Ability to negotiate with and influence peers and members of cross functional team.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
- Ability to formally present business strategies and action plans.
- Demonstrates strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft office.
- Ability to sit at a computer for extended periods of time.
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Frequently asked questions
This Merchandise Planner position emphasizes bottom-up sales and inventory planning specifically for Bed Bath & Beyond's core departments, blending detailed item-level analysis with department-wide financial targets. Unlike broader merchandise roles, it requires close coordination with buyers, allocation teams, and IT to optimize stock levels and reporting.
Success here depends on strong analytical capabilities, negotiation finesse, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Given Brentwood's retail environment, planners should be adept at interpreting regional consumer trends and working cross-functionally to balance inventory that meets local demand without overstocking.
Daily tasks include managing sales and inventory targets, partnering with buyers to identify reorder candidates, coordinating with allocation to balance store stock, and analyzing sales trends. Additionally, generating ad hoc reports and improving merchandising reporting tools are key to adapting quickly to market shifts.
While the role focuses on Bed Bath & Beyond, Kirkland's corporate oversight shapes strategic priorities, emphasizing brand values and cross-category product management. This partnership fosters a collaborative culture that values data-driven planning aligned with Kirkland's broader retail expertise.
Coordinating between multiple teams under Kirkland's umbrella can present communication hurdles, especially aligning merchandise planning with IT and allocation. Balancing aggressive sales targets with realistic inventory levels in a dynamic retail market demands adaptability and strong relationship-building skills.
A Merchandise Planner in Brentwood typically earns between $55,000 and $70,000 annually, depending on experience and expertise. This reflects the region’s competitive retail market and the specialized knowledge required for merchandise planning in home goods sectors like Bed Bath & Beyond.
Brentwood's retail sector is growing steadily, but merchandise planning roles remain moderately competitive due to a limited number of specialized positions. Candidates with cross-functional skills and local market insight tend to have an edge in securing these roles.
Employers prioritize candidates with a bachelor’s degree, 2-3 years in planning or related fields, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Experience in retail or store operations, combined with strong communication and negotiation skills, significantly enhances hiring prospects.
While not mandatory, store experience is highly beneficial as it provides firsthand understanding of inventory flow and customer preferences. This insight helps merchandise planners make more informed decisions about sales targets and stock balancing.
Starting as an associate planner, one can advance to senior merchandise planner, merchandise operations manager, or even cross-category merchandise management roles. Demonstrating strong analytical skills and leadership potential can open doors to strategic planning and managerial positions within the retail group.