Merchandise Planner - Remote Part-Time Contract
Listing checked September 18, 2026 · pay as published by Handshake AI
Overview
Handshake AI seeks seasoned retail merchandise planners for part-time contract work that improves AI models. You will apply hands-on knowledge of inventory planning, markdown optimization, and promotional strategy to judge AI-generated answers and craft expert training examples. The project runs on an ongoing basis, so you can fit it around a current planning role. No fixed schedule or minimum hours apply. You set your own pace and work from any location.
What You'll Do5
- 1Create expert training questions and realistic scenarios based on retail merchandising workflows.
- 2Review AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance to real-world planning and merchandising practice.
- 3Write structured feedback that helps AI models improve.
- 4Use your planning expertise to spot gaps, errors, or weak reasoning in model answers.
- 5Complete tasks at your own pace with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement.
Requirements4
- 1At least 2 years of professional experience in retail merchandising or merchandise planning, in a role such as Merchandise Planner or Senior Merchandise Planner.
- 2Hands-on work with demand forecasting, in-season reforecast, markdown optimization, and promotional campaign planning.
- 3Strong written communication skills and close attention to detail.
- 4Ability to work on your own in a remote, asynchronous setting.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate has at least two years as a merchandise planner or senior merchandise planner and can point to direct work in demand forecasting, in-season reforecast, markdown optimization, and promotional campaigns. Retail planners who write with precision and catch small inconsistencies in AI-generated answers will fit this project. The role is less suitable for people without professional merchandising experience, even if they have strong general writing skills. Candidates often score low when they describe planning duties in broad terms instead of naming the exact workflows they own. Another common rejection reason is vague feedback that does not tie a model response to a specific merchandising rule or metric.
Salary Insight
The listing sets pay at $80.00 per hour. Because this is part-time project work, your total earnings depend on how many tasks you complete, and the source does not state an hour cap. The rate reflects the specialized retail planning knowledge required.
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In your application, name the exact planning workflows you own, such as demand forecasting, in-season reforecast, markdown optimization, or promotional campaign planning. Add a short sample of written feedback that points to a specific merchandising metric or rule. This helps reviewers see domain depth and written precision, the two things this project screens for.
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