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Planner, Outlet (FTC)
Department: MERCHANDISING & PLANNING
City: London
Location: GB
INTRODUCTION
JOB PURPOSE
This position plays a critical role in supporting the Outlet Planning and Merchandising Team through a combination of administrative and analytical tasks. The primary focus will be on managing business-as-usual (BAU) reporting across daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly timelines, while delivering timely insights and recommendations based on trading performance. The role requires strong time management to handle ad-hoc analysis requests and provide actionable trading recommendations.
Working closely with regional teams, IT, sourcing and inventory teams, this role will ensure accurate reporting and in-depth analysis of key business metrics, including sales performance, margin achievement, and inventory optimization. Through collaboration and data-driven insights, this role will contribute to improved business outcomes and strategic decision-making.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Weekly Trade Reports: Run and analyse weekly trade reports, identifying trends and contributing to necessary trade actions. Conduct additional ad-hoc research and analysis to support trading decisions and performance
* Category Performance & KPI Insights: Report on category performances, providing insights into key category mixes and their contribution to key KPIs. Offer actionable recommendations based on data
* Line Card Management: Set up, maintain, and update Line Cards weekly. Share key findings with the wider team to inform decisions and strategies
* Regional Markdowns Support: Provide ad-hoc support to regional teams by recommending further markdown strategies to optimize performance
* Delist Stock Management: Monitor the consolidation and distribution of delisted stock across the business. Collaborate with regional teams to increase efficiency and minimize stockholding issues
* NSS Tracking & Analysis: Support the tracking of NSS, monitoring progress, and communicating updates. Conduct analytical reviews post-launch to evaluate success and areas of improvement
* High Stock Analysis & Liquidation Plans: Run high stock analysis, identifying key performance indicators. Collaborate with regional teams to develop and execute liquidation plans to reduce excess inventory
* Commitment/Orderbook Management: Work closely with Global Sourcing, Order Management, and Customer Operations teams to maintain a clean and relevant commitment orderbook, ensuring alignment with business goals
* Delivery Performance & OTIF: Measure and evaluate deliveries against OTIF (On Time, In Full) targets. Collaborate with appropriate teams to analyse performance and set improvement targets
* Reporting Issues & IT Liaison: Identify and raise any reporting issues or irregularities with the IT team on behalf of the wider team, following through to resolution.
PERSONAL PROFILE
* Planning Experience within similar sector
* Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
* Good time management and organisational skills to accommodate BAU and Adhoc requirements
* Good communication skills and confidence to work independently and cross functionally
* Ability to manage projects and independently identify actions from data sets and reporting
* Computer skills: advanced excel, PowerPoint and SAP or similar retail software
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