# Associate Merchandise Planner

Do you have the organizational skills of Belle keeping her library in order or the strategic mind of Doctor Strange planning ten steps ahead? We are seeking a proactive and analytical Associate Merchandise Planner to play a key role in driving inventory efficiency and sales performance. This role is ideal for someone with foundational experience in planning who is ready to take the next step in their career. If you have the determination of T’Challa leading Wakanda, the problem-solving skills of Peter Parker balancing life and responsibility, and the drive of Mulan proving her worth, then this is the opportunity for you! You'll work cross-functionally to optimize stock levels, analyze trends, and contribute to business growth. This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA, three days a week. WHAT YOU'LL DO Monitor sales and inventory levels to support business goals. Analyze product performance and customer demand to optimize assortment. Manage and maintain the open-to-buy process, providing recommendations to ensure alignment of sales, margin, and inventory goals. Leverage KPIs such as sales, margin, and sell-throu

- **Id**: 1047886
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/hottopic-associate-merchandise-planner>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: City of Industry, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-18T21:45:32Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-18
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T11:12:14Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 48
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2076
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Apparel & Fashion Brands

## Company

- **Id**: 678703
- **Name**: Hot Topic
- **Domain**: hottopic.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/hottopic>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.8
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 62
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 67000
- **Max**: 77000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 77000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 48

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-18T22:34:31Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 8 · green card filings: 6; Filings 12m: 8; Filings prev 12m: 6; Green card filings 12m: 6

## Liveness

- **Score**: 46
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.774
- **P room**: 0.6
- **Age days**: 48
- **Expected fill days**: 62
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:late, crowd:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 77000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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