Senior Planner - Al Futtaim Group ~ UAE LABOURS

About the Role

Manages OTB, stock, sales and margin at detailed level to maximise sales and minimise inventory levels.

Key Accountabilities:

Responsible for multiple Stores and wholesale.

Manage the development of Annual, seasonal, monthly and weekly business plan as appropriate
Understand the trend and Forecast weekly sales and margin by store and region highlighting the risks and opportunities
Develop and communicate comprehensive department financial and product strategies
Reconcile top –down & bottom-up department plan to divisional Plan and Forecasts
Manages markdown and promotional strategies to ensure margin is maintained to achieve bottom line
Drives the Business Planning process for the brand to arrive at the budgeted sales & Margin (BP)

Manages OTB, inventory levels and stock turn

Managing OTB and Markdown for 9 brands for all countries.
Allocate accurate OTB for each brand & category to achieve maximum sell through.
Maintain healthy stock level in each brands and country
Manage MSSI/WSSI report with accurate forecasting and inform the management with risk factors with regards to stock holding and sales
Manages monthly intake and timely deliveries in accordance with the brand and Market
Manage ideal stock for each brand and each stores and ensure the stocks are kept to minimum ideal stock cover
Ensure Space productivity is executed to keep the right product to increase the profitability across the brands.
Manages the stock profile to ensure that aged inventory is kept to a minimum
Communicate to the Management on weekly basis with more fruitful analytics.
Manages and owns Good/ Better/ Best pricing strategies

Team Collaboration

Works in conjunction with buying team to develop effective, profitable assortment range
Collaborates with Financial Planner to forecast budgets and latest estimates by region and store
Builds and manages the range plans in conjunction with buying ensuring OTB is controlled
Works closely with other departments including Buying, Retail, VM, Operations and Wholesale to ensure the product offer is optimised at all times and sales opportunities are maximised
Works closely with logistics team to ensure the stocks are flowing as planned.
Collaborate with Marketing, Operations and the Brand teams to confirm the commercial calendar for all brands, which would include all key promotions in line with the markdown strategy
Provide support and direction to the allocators / admin assistants and groom them to become future managers in the organization
Provide periodic updates to the relevant stakeholders and conduct recurrent stakeholder meetings to ensure effective relationship and align with their expectation

SAP Inventory Management & Reporting

Ensure that SAP is maintained on regular basis and is operating effectively from an inventory point of view.
Develop and publish reports which will give accurate and reliable information to the management and facilitate decision making
Support expansion by providing sales estimates and ensuring the availability of a proper stock package

Job Details

Career Level:	Management
Degree:	Bachelor's degree

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