Al Tayer Stocks Jobs – Associate Planner

Job Description:

Here is a great opportunity to work with our central planning function. We are on the look for an Associate Planner (Merchandise) who will be responsible for using a data-driven approach and collaborating with

buying partners to maximize return on investment via OTB ownership. Focus on driving profitable sales and margin through development of seasonal and yearly product sales plans, including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting driven through a focus on consumer demand, in order to maximize sales and gross margin opportunity across an initial brand/category ownership.

Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate sound OTB and financial planning to optimize in season inventory management as well as seasonal flow.
• Ensure the Merchandise Planning team partners with the Inventory Planning Team in order to drive Sell Through and maximize yield management.
• Assess merchandise management policies, procedures and systems in line with relevant governance controls and oversight principles.
• Partner with Inventory Planning, Buying, Finance, Commercial, and Digital business to develop the merchandise and OTB strategy, using data-driven input from sales trends, customer analytics, market conditions and supplier demands to drive profitable business decision making.
• Align with buying and execute the strategic direction for all aspects of product pricing includingSale/Promotions/Full
• Price/Indexing impacts in order to drive profitable sales and value to the customer.
• Build and present the merchandise strategy and OTB for all brands and product groups as assigned including retail, distribution and digital channels, with forecast accuracy being of critical importance.
• Responsible for Forecast accuracy across all key OTB metrics.
• Develop monthly OTB Inventory flow and purchase plans from Inventory planning and present further actions required.
• Drive accurate buy planning and projections through regular sales monitoring and identification of merchandise turnover risks along with Inventory Team.
• Continually reforecast with an 18-month view to adjust future forecasts by channel as trends evolve within season to highlight areas of opportunity or mitigate risk.
• Lead, coach and develop junior team members so to develop them for higher-level roles across Merchandising and Inventory Planning.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 5+ years’ merchandise planning experience within a multi-channel retail organization
• Product and market knowledge relevant to the area of responsibility.
• Ability to build and maintain productive cross-functional relationships to deliver business results.
• Ability to negotiate and influence effectively.
• Highly numerical, analytical and data driven with an ability to decipher highly complex reports and quantitative figures.
• Strong financial modeling & analysis skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of retail business.
• Advanced knowledge of excel and MS office and financial analysis and planning tools.
• Commercially minded problem-solver with proven track-record of delivering financial targets.

Job Details:

Company: Al Tayer

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Application Deadline: N/A

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