Supply Planner - Home Box

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

Also responsible for maximizing 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 future outlook projected by the buyer.
• Maximize 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:
• Financials (sales, stock, forward cover etc).
• Store (sub-group level sales, allocation, replenishment etc).
• Assortment (style, price, brand, supplier etc).
• 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 displayed in the correct quantities where store planograms /matrices have space.

Skill

• Must have 3-4 years of relevant experience in retail. Home & Furniture Industry preferred.
• Good knowledge of Merchandise planning and analytics.
• Good knowledge of Retail Industry and products.
• Experienced in using planning applications to execute the planning role.
• Planning and organizing skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Office.