Planner

Job Description:

Job Title: Planner

Day Rate: £130 - £140 - PAYE

Shifts: Monday to Friday - 8hr/day, the role is site-based though there may occasionally be an option to work from home (this is not fixed or guaranteed).

Contract Duration: ASAP until 02/05/2025

Location: London, SW1P 2AW

DESCRIPTION:

To support the Senior Planner and Senior Manager in all data analysis and reports required to optimise Global Inventory strategy. Particularly focused on finding contingency plans for exit material codes and reviewing relevant data to understand the impact in cash and working capital.

e.g. by defining product exit strategy and timing, whilst protecting FP sales and the brand, and owning Global Rolling OTB which facilitates all Planning and Forecasting activity in the business.

Facilitate data management and time spend to create visibility on Delist Markdown analysis with Risk and Opportunities.

PURPOSE:

This position will support all Global Rolling OTB activities within client's Merchandise Planning & Inventory organisation. They will embody the values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration.

They will be responsible for:

• Communicating and ensuring adherence to the commercial principles relating to Global Inventory management, with strong management and assessment of inventory holding by Channel
• Supporting the Global Rolling Open to Buy
• Management of the Global Delist and assessing risk in end of season inventory
• Optimising Global inventory by coordinating global stock rebalances and highlighting opportunities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Global OTB Management

• Responsible for consolidation of the Global Rolling OTB for all Channels (FP Stores, Digital, Outlet, Wholesale)
• Responsible for preparing insightful analyses on Channel performance relative to plan and identifying risks to inventory targets
• Alongside Senior Manager, working with group finance to set annual Margin sales target
• Responsible for preparing insightful analyses on Margin performance relative to target and tracking adherence by product divisions
• Option Consolidation & Tracking
• Assessment of Option Plans into OTB, to assess Revenue per Option and productivity of assortments

Global Rebalance

• Responsible for co-ordinating global stock rebalances; rebalance template management and publishing overviews to the wider business of stock moves
• Highlighting rebalances opportunities for maximising stock productivity, to improve Global sell through and weeks of cover

Global Delist

• Responsible for maintaining the Global Delist files which provides an accurate view of product lifecycle for all mainline products and their exit routes
• Working with Retail and Collection Merchandising to propose and agree global exit route strategy with the aim to maximize clearing of inventory whilst balancing the need to protect full price sales and brand

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Global Full price and Net sales, AUR, Full Price sell-through, Net Margins
• Global Inventory Weeks of Cover and Annual Turn targets
• Forecast accuracy

CONNECTING WITH OTHERS

This role will partner closely with Retail Merchandising, Collection Merchandising, Regional Planning teams, Global Outlet team, Replenishment, Merch Planning Operations, Supply Chain, Finance teams, Strategy

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated experience in a planning or analytical role, preparing commercial analyses, supporting global Open to Buy management
• Solid communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent / advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Highly analytical, organised, and detail oriented
• Driven and Ambitious, with aptitude to work in a fast-paced environment
• Fast study / quick learner
• High results orientation
• Problem solver, with an ability to drive results despite ambiguity and obstacles
• Flexible, willing, and able to manage multiple and potentially competing priorities

BEHAVIOURS

• Demonstrate the Values in support of our Purpose "Creativity Opens Space"
• Creatively Driven
• Proud of our Heritage
• Open and Caring
• Forward Thinking

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