Merchandise Planner - GUESS

Job description / Role

Merchandise Planner - GUESS - DFC - Dubai

We are currently sourcing for an experienced Merchandise Planner to join our Merchandising team responsible to maximize sales by ensuring correct seasonal planning through efficient planning and reporting mechanisms are in place across the business, and ensures stores are fully aligned to their range plan and annual OTB spend.

Reporting to the Buying & Merchandising Manager, the job holder would focus on the following areas:
- Develop understanding of key performance indicators relating to sales, stock and margin against budget and previous year.
- Support the Senior Planner on the accuracy of data for preparing and maintaining planning tools and OTB files.
- Assist the Senior Planner in seasonal planning by line by recapping and analysing past performance.
- Collate stock details for promotions planning across regions and maintain database.
- Maintain and update all weekly and monthly sale and stock reports and analyse with the Merchandise team.
- Generate price and profit reports on a monthly basis to ensure that all stores are achieving their budgeted margin.
- Maintain clear pricing structure and markdown strategy to maximise sell through rate and product margin.
- Regularly review the fulfillment plan by product group to ensure options, ratios and depth of stock are in place and in line with the space and option planning. Take corrective action to manage any shortfall or excess or changes by coordinating with Allocators and store teams.
- Review new store layouts in order to take corrective action for any extra allocation or reduction of selling space. Conduct spot check on size ratios and minimum BTF requirement.
- Generate and review a range analysis report at the end of each season to share successes and learn from any mistakes. This information will be collated and used for the next phase and season planning.
- Through consistent and frequent liaison build a rapport with store teams to ensure a solid line of communication.
- Plan and execute regular meetings with merchandisers to discuss and highlight any areas of concern and assist in assortment planning.

Requirements

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you must be a Diploma holder and above with at least 2 years previous experience in a similar role within Retail environment. You must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS Excel, Word & Powerpoint).

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.