Your New Job Title: Merchandising Planning Assistant
Your New Salary: up to £150 p/day (£39K equivalent)
Location: Central London
Job status: Temporary assignment until end of February 2025 (4 days a week in office)
Start date: ASAP
Working hours: 40h per week, Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm
Who You'll Be Working for:
World class luxury fashion brand.
What You'll be Doing Each Day:
This position will support all replenishment planning activities globally within the company’s global planning organisation. They will embody the company's values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
* Assessing the Global Replenishment forecasts, and creating a culture of accountability for forecast accuracy
* Maintaining the Global board line cards for Replenishment items and ensuring adherence to the Replenishment monthly critical path
* Collaborating with regions to identify and maximize opportunities in Replenishment products
* Determining long range forecasting to support some key vendor strategies
* Drive allocation of SPI Categories
* Responsible for assessing the Global Replenishment line cards and ensuring adherence to global Weeks of Cover targets for both store and hub
* Alongside Planners, responsible for driving the Global Replenishment Buy process, actualising against regional plans
* Alongside Planner, responsible for monthly evaluation of trading with Regional teams to assess in-season management decisions and potential inventory rebalances across regions
* Assists in preparation of insightful commercial analyses to highlight missed opportunities and hindsight for future collection guidance / development particularly with respect for regional ranging
* Alongside Planner, responsible for reviewing regional Replenishment sales forecasts and stock weeks of cover based on current trading and targets and overlay adjustments if necessary to future buys
* Assist other Replenishment Planners on coordinating regular free stock drops to optimize replenishment inventory
* Assisting in the Global Single Pool of Inventory, including forecasting future procurement and weekly Single Pool Stock allocations to regional contracts
* Assisting in forecasting and planning Replenishment margin for Input into the Seasonal Plans
* Allocate stock for SPI products to Regional Hubs to maintain key target stock levels and maximise sales opportunities
The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:
* Previous experience in a planning or analytical role - ideally
* Solid communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams
* Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
* Excellent / advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel - must have
* Highly analytical, organised, and detail oriented
* Driven and Ambitious, with aptitude to work in a fast-paced environment
* Fast study / quick learner
* High results orientation
* Problem solver, with an ability to drive results despite ambiguity and obstacles
* Flexible, willing, and able to manage multiple and potentially competing priorities
* Creatively Driven
* Forward Thinking
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