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.