Function/Region: Buying & Merchandising UK&ROI
Job Family: Merchandising
Location: Head Office- Street, Somerset BA16 0EQ
Main Purpose:
The role is responsible for working closely with the merchandising and retail / franchise field teams in Europe and UK to maximise store performance through grading and the critical assessment of performance analysis whilst demonstrating great communication skills. Managing and leading the new store process.
Core Accountabilities:
1. Build effective relationships across merchandise and field teams to drive performance through consistency of process and best practice.
2. Drive store performance, by making strong commercial decisions in line with regional strategy by identifying stores that are trading at a variance to plan, understand the reasons as to why and take relevant actions.
3. Grade stores based on regional gender sales plans and re-grade as appropriate depending on the latest trading activities in order to maximise stores sales potential.
4. Collaborate with retailing operations, field teams and logistics to manage the process for opening new stores, refits, relocates and closed stores to ensure that operational sales targets are reached and new store layouts reflected in the grading package.
5. Manage Store Planning team
6. Support Store Planning Manager and act as their deputy.
7. Manage the process for adhoc store queries in a timely and commercial manner ensuring all queries are responded to in line with agreed service levels.
8. Develop the capability of Store Planning team where appropriate.
Key Outputs/Results:
1. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
2. Analyse store data, make recommendations and action any necessary changes to maximise store sales performance.
3. Refit / Relocate / New / Transfer of Ownership stores are planned to CAPEX targets and location plans.
4. Team objectives are delivered in line with strategy
5. Capable and effective store planning team
6. Deliver profitable European stores
People - Direct responsibility
* Line Management of 4 Store Planners
Key Relationships:
* Store Planning Team
* Merchandise Teams
* Retailing Operations
* Logistics
* Field Teams.
* Regional Leadership Team
Essential Knowledge:
* Retail Store Experience,
* Buying and Merchandising Cycle and Processes
* Good understanding of logistics
* Commercial Awareness
Technical Skills:
* Good Excel skills
* SAP
* Power BI
Successful Experience:
* Previous store planning experience
* Retail Store Experience preferred