Supply/Merchandise Planner

Job description / Role

Supply/Merchandise Planner:

The job holder is responsible for ensuring Concept merchandise planning & MIS analytics based on actual sales, sales forecasts, company order parameters, inventory checks, forth coming events & replenishment needs etc.

Also Responsible for Maximise sales and profitability in the business by providing effective planograms, managing assortments across stores by Territory/Department/Class/Sub-Class and ensuring inventory levels to achieve or exceed sales targets set by the business.

Merchandise Financial, Strategic and Assortment Planning

- Ensure creation of merchandise plans for all department/category based on insights gained from merchandise analytics, customer preference, historical trends and outlook projected by the buyer.
- Maximise Sales and profitability for the Concept
- Determine high-level financial goals including pre-season financial plans, in-season projections, open-to-buy management and new store budgets.
- Discuss, decide and freeze the concept merchandise strategic plans around the following factors
- Building working relationships with Store managers & identifying their needs, providing information on key factors such as last pieces, items not selling, discontinued lines etc & allowing freshness into the stores.
- Prepare & Monitor Reports on Performance of Dept./Class/Subclass (where Applicable) to identify any exceptions to Sales, Stockholdings, Forward Covers, Inflows and propose actions on out of line situations to the Planners/Buyers monthly with action to be taken.
- Visit warehouses and Stores on an agreed frequency to monitor Orders arrival into warehouse and ensure items are being displayed in the correct quantities where store planograms /Matrices have space/need (Daily)

Requirements

Qualifications
Supply/Merchandise Planner:

The job holder is responsible for ensuring Concept merchandise planning & MIS analytics based on actual sales, sales forecasts, company order parameters, inventory checks, forth coming events & replenishment needs etc.

Also Responsible for Maximise sales and profitability in the business by providing effective planograms, managing assortments across stores by Territory/Department/Class/Sub-Class and ensuring inventory levels to achieve or exceed sales targets set by the business.

Merchandise Financial, Strategic and Assortment Planning

- Ensure creation of merchandise plans for all department/category based on insights gained from merchandise analytics, customer preference, historical trends and outlook projected by the buyer.
- Maximise Sales and profitability for the Concept
- Determine high-level financial goals including pre-season financial plans, in-season projections, open-to-buy management and new store budgets.
- Discuss, decide and freeze the concept merchandise strategic plans around the following factors
- Building working relationships with Store managers & identifying their needs, providing information on key factors such as last pieces, items not selling, discontinued lines etc & allowing freshness into the stores.
- Prepare & Monitor Reports on Performance of Dept./Class/Subclass (where Applicable) to identify any exceptions to Sales, Stockholdings, Forward Covers, Inflows and propose actions on out of line situations to the Planners/Buyers monthly with action to be taken.
- Visit warehouses and Stores on an agreed frequency to monitor Orders arrival into warehouse and ensure items are being displayed in the correct quantities where store planograms /Matrices have space/need (Daily)

About the Company

Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organizations in the Middle East. An international, diversified retail conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to consistently deliver exceptional value, the Group operates over 900 stores encompassing a retail presence of over 13 million sq. ft. across Middle East, India, Egypt, Turkey, Yemen and Pakistan (franchise operation). The Group employs around 31,000 employees.