Junior Product Planner

Purpose of the Job

To support the Product Planner Manager with the execution of their daily, weekly, monthly and annual tasks leading to the delivery of company objectives. The Junior Product Planner, together with the Product Planner Manager will be responsible for ensuring that they provide the most accurate and relevant information to the Banner, Brands and other business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include

• Execute the WSSI to deliver accurate weekly plans/forecasts/stocks
• Managing and monitoring shipments and deliveries to the stores
• Execute the monthly intake Deliveries Plan to handle critical situations, delays and obtain best efficiency on the incoming stock as per the rolling OTB (open to buy) process
• Assist in the Plan Seasonal Return and Cancellation as per the rolling OTB process
• Assist in planning and implementing Markdown and Promotion in order to ensure sales, margin objective and the right end of season stock level as part of the OTB process
• Allocation and replenishment and in season management of store stock
• Solicits and performs ad-hoc analysis when needed
• Supports in post season analysis and feedback creation.

KPIs and qualitative measures

• Annual Turnover
• Sell Out
• Margins
• Inventory Levels

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills, including speaking, writing and listening willing to learn
• Flexible to deadline demands, strong time management skills, including planning and prioritising workloads and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Inquisitive and open to new ways of working. Team oriented and welcome collaboration
• Positive and proactive attitude, honest and trustworthy, highly motivated team player
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
• Passionate about lifestyle and apparel/fashion industry
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data and build a narrative around trends/patterns to create strategies by thinking outside the box