Retail Store Planner - Mall of the Emirates

Stock quality & Sales follow up:

• Analyze, identify and closely follow up the key selling items by Métier at different levels: SKUs, model, category and implement relevant KPI (MOS, Sell trough)
• Arrange weekly meetings with In-store Sales floor manager to align on the product offer in store
• Apply the product strategy defined with Store team & Retail Merchandising
• Proactively advise and promote slow moving items to the Sales team
• Proactively monitor and flag product shortage or risk of shortage and propose alternatives
  

Stock month coverage:

• Define, follow, and optimize the right stock coverage for the store to ensure the realization of the store’s sales target and align the guidelines from the subsidiary retail merchandising team
  

Implement relevant KPIs:

• MOS, Sell trough, Stock ageing and ensuring rotation of products from remote warehouse
• Share weekly KPIs and strategy with the store manager
  

• Monitor closely the storage capacity to avoid saturation of the in-store stockroom and to enhance the store sales strategy (by available stockrooms and by métiers)
• Help to organize the store stockrooms (front & back & remote) based on the product offer strategy defined by the Floor Manager
  

• Min / Max settings CEGID/COCKPIT: Implement with in-store floor managers the min / max CEGID/COCKPIT settings with the store remote stockroom, based on the product offer, the sales strategy and the storage capacity. Follow up and revise them on regular basis
  

Work closely with Store management team to reach KPIs

Collaborate closely with local Logistic team & Operations team

Collaborate closely with RM teams (RM & Planning): alert for stock shortage and request of stock rebalancing

Optimum stock levels across all metiers in store

Efficient rotation of stock to maximum sell through rates

Achievement of the monthly/annual sales budget

Increased product awareness of the store team

Strong collaboration levels with all stores and corporate actors

Build store partnership and community with the HQ Planning team

At least 2 years’ experience in Retail back office or Planning/Supply Chain

Good understanding of supply chain basic concepts

Good knowledge of forecasts methodologies and tools

Excellent behavioral and communication skills, leadership, ability to work with sales teams and liaise with corporate teams

Very organized, rigorous, and reliable

Excellent analytical skills

Business and service-oriented, proactive to propose improvements and support other team members.

Proficient with Excel (PIVOT, Xlookup functions), Word, Power point