Planning Assistant

Description:

PURPOSE

This position will support all replenishment planning activities globally within client's global planning organisation. They will embody the values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration.

They will be responsible for:

• Assessing the Global Replenishment forecasts, and creating a culture of accountability for forecast accuracy
• Maintaining the Global board line cards for Replenishment items and ensuring adherence to the Replenishment monthly critical path
• Collaborating with regions to identify and maximize opportunities in Replenishment products
• Determining long range forecasting to support some key vendor strategies
• Drive allocation of SPI Categories

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Replenishment Buy Process
• Responsible for assessing the Global Replenishment line cards and ensuring adherence to global Weeks of Cover targets for both store and hub
• Alongside Planners, responsible for driving the Global Replenishment Buy process, actualising against regional plans
• Alongside Planner, responsible for monthly evaluation of trading with Regional teams to assess in-season management decisions and potential inventory rebalances across regions
• Assists in preparation of insightful commercial analyses to highlight missed opportunities and hindsight for future collection guidance / development particularly with respect for regional ranging
• Alongside Planner, responsible for reviewing regional Replenishment sales forecasts and stock weeks of cover based on current trading and targets and overlay adjustments if necessary to future buys
• Assist other Replenishment Planners on coordinating regular free stock drops to optimize replenishment inventory
• Assisting in the Global Single Pool of Inventory, including forecasting future procurement and weekly Single Pool Stock allocations to regional contracts
• Assisting in forecasting and planning Replenishment margin for Input into the Seasonal Plans
• Allocate stock for SPI products to Regional Hubs to maintain key target stock levels and maximise sales opportunities

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Global Replenishment Full price and Net sales, AUR, and Net Margins
• Replenishment weeks of cover (Store & Hub),
• Replenishment Sales Forecast accuracy
• Replenishment Availability

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.