Course outcomes

  • Build a strong business foundation in profit and inventory management and strategic planning best practices.

  • Gain high-level understanding of the connection between planning, the supply chain, buying and the consumer experience. You will develop your cross-collaboration skills and explore departmental interconnectedness for more impactful plans.

  • Create future season’s business plans that align with company strategy and maximize key business opportunities, increasing sales, profit, and brand affinity.

Course curriculum

  1. Merchandise Planning introduction

  2. Reports and Reference

  3. Analyses fundamentals

  4. Post-season business review

  5. Markdowns

  6. Inventory productivity and planning

About this course

  • $895.00
  • Entirely online
  • 4 hours of interactive content and videos
  • Case reports and downloads for direct application to real-world business scenarios

The Playbook Model

You will use our playbook for growth to apply the course content to your own business. Then you dive deeper into the month's theme with supporting resources online, and in the community discussions.

  • Recorded Video Masterclasses

    We dive into a key area of merchandise planning that follows the course curriculum (roadmap).

  • Supporting Content

    Supplementary video, case work, content and resources to support the Masterclass learnings.

  • The Playbook

    The Wholesale Playbook is where you will map your plan for the coming month(s), and track your progress. This ensures you're not just "learning", but you have a plan of action for your business.

  • Community

    You'll be learning and growing together with like-minded retail and wholesale professionals.

  • Q&A hotline

    Access to facilitators to answer questions regarding material and application to your business.

This course is for you if ...

This course is for you if work in brand wholesale sales, buying, retail management or in other merchandise functions. This online merchandising training will help you better understand the retail merchandise plan, and how to use it to derive key business insights and support your business strategies.

Delivering profit plans while executing company strategy requires a talented planning individual. It requires a thorough understanding of how each business metric interacts with one another. Add in cross-functional team buy-in, consumer perception, and loyalty, and a master merchandise planner is more than a number cruncher.

See what others are saying

Ross R., Vice President Planning

This course was great for my team to go through. It's amazing how many new strategies it sparked!

Matty T., Global Account Manager

I took the retail buying, then merchandise planning courses, to ensure I was looking at things from a broad enough perspective. #lifesaver


Spots are opening again May 9

Merchandise Planning is our most popular advanced course. Retail Buyers, Product Planning teams and Sales Directors love this course. The timing is perfect, the season is coming to an end and we're working on clearing inventory and planning the next year. Join us.

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FAQ

  • Who is this course for?

    This course is for industry professionals with a strong understanding of Retail Math. So, if you're already working in fashion or sportswear buying, in planning, or an account manager or sales director working with major accounts, this course is for you.

  • Are there any pre-requisites?

    There are no prerequisites for this course. If you don't already have 3 years of experience in planning (or working closely with planners), the Retail Math course with another role-specific course like Retail Buying or Sales and Brand Management will be appropriate preparation for this course.

  • How long is this course?

    On average, our users spend 4 hours viewing course content, then an additional few hours making notes for their own businesses. The most successful students set aside 1.5 hours a week: about 20 minutes of content viewing and another hour to apply the insights to your business.

  • Who can I contact if I have further questions?

    Email our client services manager, Mateo at [email protected].