Sr Merch Planner - Full Price

Merchandise Planning

• Conduct seasonal hindsight analyses and define forward merchandise strategies in partnership with Retail Buying.
• Develop store clusters based on store type, capacity, grading, and regional market requirements.
• Build seasonal merchandise plans, including sales, inventory, and stock targets, in collaboration with Hub & Branch Planning and Buying teams.
• Support buy quantification and ensure alignment between buying budgets and merchandise plans.
• Present merchandise plans and recommendations to Planning, Buying, and Retail Leadership for approval.
• Conduct SKU-level size planning and determine optimal size distributions.
• Define and continuously optimize initial allocation, seasonal replenishment, and Never-Out-of-Stock (NOS) parameters.
• Manage the Weekly Sales, Stock and Intake (WSSI) process, including monthly forecasting, Open-to-Buy (OTB), sales, inventory, and profit management.
• Lead central promotional and markdown planning while incorporating market and store-specific insights.
• Conduct regular store and market visits to validate planning assumptions and identify commercial opportunities.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Mentor and support the development of junior members of the Planning team.
• Act as a key user for planning systems and processes, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Share best practices and help drive consistency across planning methodologies.
• Build strong partnerships with Buying, Branch Planning, Retail, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support business objectives.

You are an experienced merchandise planner with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for translating data into business decisions. You enjoy working cross-functionally, influencing stakeholders, and balancing strategic planning with operational execution. You are comfortable taking ownership, coaching others, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced retail environment.

You'll bring:

• A university degree with 4-7 years of relevant merchandise planning experience, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities with the ability to translate data into actionable commercial insights.
• Deep understanding of retail merchandise financial planning, forecasting, and performance management.
• Proven experience managing retail KPIs and developing assortment strategies that achieve financial objectives.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, allocation, replenishment, and Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning.
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end fashion retail process, from merchandising through to in-store execution.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
• Experience coaching or mentoring colleagues and contributing to team development.
• A collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented approach with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English.