Planner
- الإمارات
- دائم
- دوام كامل
- Assist in the preparation of buying budgets and assortment plans based on historical data, trends, and seasonal insights.
- Forecast demand and manage inventory levels for the assigned department, ensuring alignment with sales targets and merchandise plans.
- Monitor sales and stock performance to ensure the achievement of first price sell-through, gross margin, and markdown objectives.
- Maintain availability of CORE products at all times and ensure balanced merchandise mix across store formats.
- Coordinate with the buying team to support product launches, new category introductions, and timely replenishment strategies.
- Conduct weekly inter-store consolidations to improve stock productivity and minimize excess inventory.
- Analyze stock-to-sales ratios, highlight variances, and flag inventory concerns to the Planning Manager and relevant buying stakeholders.
- Collaborate with retail and merchandising teams to review weekly business reports and recommend corrective actions for underperforming areas.
- Support the tracking of KPIs such as LFL (like-for-like) growth, inventory turnover, and margin realization.
- Ensure effective coordination between stores, buying, and logistics teams to maintain stock health and optimize allocation.
- 3-5 years of experience in merchandise planning, inventory management, or supply chain roles within the retail industry.
- Proficient in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Oracle, MS Excel and other MS applications.
- Strong analytical and forecasting skills with a solid understanding of retail stock planning and replenishment cycles.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Retail, or a related field.