Retail Planning Manager

We are currently looking for a Retail Planning Manager, Türkiye & CIS to join our Planning team for our İstanbul office.

• Maintain and align Buy Budget with Affiliate, reconciling PC9 count to space.
• Ensure high productivity per store through managing the allocations and by the ensuring initial Merch is in line with the plan as well as active in Sn Management.
• Maintain Item Plan in SAS within forecast accuracy targets.
• Validate option counts support best practice visual merchandising in stores (Merch Flow).
• Review Sizes offered and size shares to reduce stock outs and optimize sales.
• Drive execution of assortment at a store level by ensuring the availability of PC9’s as planned.
• Manage a team to support all Planning, Allocation & Inventory management activities in Türkiye and CIS.
• Define units to support sales plan
• Item plan accuracy
• Overall Margin / Profitability of the assortment.
• Business performance reviews and action.
• In season management & Post season analysis
• Lead & drive inventory management KPIs for the market
• Proactive in season management of promotions needed to mitigate risks and identify closeouts to drive high productivity per store.
• Review business performance weekly/ monthly/ quarterly/ seasonally to identify actions needed to optimize sales.
• Proactive management of returns to optimize profitability of aged inventory and Outlet Stock levels.
• Create Hind sighting to inform future buys
• Prep & lead Investment Review discussions with cross functional teams seasonally
• Promote standardization across SAMEA of processes and tools wherever possible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is a must.
• Fluent English - both Written and Verbal is a must.
• 10+ years of experience in a merch planning & inventory management, preferably in apparel & fashion
• Advanced Excel, Power Point, (Power BI a plus)
• Proven experience understanding retail planning and executing exceptional quantitative skills
• Strong organizational skills, self-motivated, and focused on meeting deadlines
• Effective multi-tasker, with strong ability to interact with multi-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated innovative problem solving and partnering skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact across the organization
• No military service obligation for male candidates.