Demand Planner

Job description / Role

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.

- Maximise 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

Ø Financials (Sales, Stock, OTB, Margins, Forward Cover etc)

Ø Store (Sub-group level Sales, Order Quantity, Allocation, Replenishment etc)

Ø 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.

- Responsible to maximise 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. (Candidate with MFP, AP & PLM experience are preferred)

About the Company

Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organizations in the Middle East. An international, diversified retail conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to consistently deliver exceptional value, the Group operates over 900 stores encompassing a retail presence of over 13 million sq. ft. across Middle East, India, Egypt, Turkey, Yemen and Pakistan (franchise operation). The Group employs around 31,000 employees.