Demand Planner & Merchandiser
About the role
We’re looking for a highly analytical Demand Planner & Merchandiser to join our growing team at Nordic Knots. This is a key analytical role at the intersection of production and commerce - ensuring that we have the right products, in the right quantities, at the right time to support our rapid growth.
Your key responsibilities
1. Demand Forecasting & Inventory Planning
- Build and maintain data-driven demand forecasts across categories, markets, and channels.
- Continuously track sales performance, stock levels, and sell-through rates to anticipate reorders.
- Manage safety stock and lead-time parameters to ensure product availability and minimize overstock.
- Translate forecasts into purchase plans in close collaboration with Production
- Identify trends and anomalies early to proactively adjust buying and production plans.
2. Assortment & Commercial Planning
- Contribute to the seasonal commercial plan by providing robust data analysis and demand projections.
- Analyze assortment performance and identify product gaps or overperforming categories.
- Prepare and share reports on sales, margins, and stock turns to support business decisions.
- Partner with Design and Production to ensure the commercial plan aligns with operational capacity.
3. Cross-Functional Coordination
- Lead communication between teams on launches, changes, and restocks.
- Maintain and update launch and assortment calendars.
- Provide visibility and reporting on key commercial milestones.
- Support management requests related to sell-through, assortment performance, and sales trends.
4. Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Build and maintain advanced spreadsheets and dashboards for forecasting and performance tracking.
- Continuously refine forecasting tools and data accuracy in collaboration with Production and Management.
- Deliver regular reports on key KPIs such as sell-through, margin, inventory health, and lead times.
- Act as the internal data expert for planning, ensuring decisions are grounded in numbers and facts.
Who you are
- 3+ years’ experience in demand planning (preferably in fashion, home, or design).
- Excellent analytical skills with a great sense for numbers.
- Flawless Excel/Google Sheets skills - you know your way around complex formulas, pivots, and data models.
- Experience with Madden Analytics as demand planning tool is a huge plus.
- Structured, highly detail-oriented, and comfortable managing many moving parts.
- Commercially minded with a clear understanding of how planning impacts margin and cash flow.
- A collaborative communicator who enjoys working cross-functionally with creative and operational teams.
- Fluent in English.
Nordic Knots
Nordic Knots was founded in 2016 by Liza B Laserow, Fabian Berglund and Felix Berglund. We are a fast-growing direct-to-consumer Scandinavian interior design brand with the USA as the major market. Nordic Knots was born from a culture of thoughtful design that lasts beyond seasons and trends. Fusing function and aesthetics with a Scandinavian sensibility, we craft timeless textiles for the modern home. We believe that great textiles are foundational and can transform a house into a harmonious home – framing the most beautifully curated lives. The head office as well as the flagship store is located at Birger Jarlsgatan in central Stockholm. We have a constantly growing team in both Sweden and the USA.
What we offer
We are a fun and driven team with high ambitions. We have an entrepreneurial and open-minded culture where new ideas and suggestions for improvements are valued and encouraged. At Nordic Knots everyone should feel that they are a part of and contributing towards our success as we continue to scale up.
At Nordic Knots we stand for a diverse and inclusive workforce. We seek talented individuals who bring a range of perspectives and inspired ideas. We welcome all applicants eager to join a dynamic team.
Location
This position is based in Stockholm.