Merchandise Planner & Allocator (Apparel/Toys/Home)

Miral Experiences; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Miral Experiences is seeking a Merchandise Planner & Allocator to drive end-to-end planning, forecasting and trading for a defined product category at our Abu Dhabi location. You will own category performance, maintain stock within budgets, and support commercial decisions to meet targets.

You will work closely with the Senior Merchandise Planner and VM teams, delivering analyses to guide range reviews, promotions and inventory strategy while building strong relationships with internal and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience managing a merchandise category or sub-category.
• Strong forecasting, trading and inventory management skills.
• Experience presenting performance reviews and insights to senior stakeholders.
• Background in Apparel, Toys, or Home & Gift (essential).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commercial mindset.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicator who builds effective internal and external relationships.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end merchandise planning and allocation for a defined category.
• Support revenue budgeting, in-season forecasting and OTB management.
• Prepare and analyze sales, inventory and margin performance against budget.
• Support annual range reviews and provide recommendations on range growth or rationalization.
• Prepare re-order quantities based on sales trends and stock performance.
• Maintain strong availability while working within OTB and inventory targets.
• Manage stock flow from suppliers in collaboration with the Assistant Merchandise Planner.
• Work closely with VM teams to manage outlet-level stock triggers.
• Propose and analyze promotions to support sales and inventory objectives.
• Provide clear analysis and summaries for revised plans and obtain sign-off where required.

Skills

Forecasting

Trading

Inventory management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Relationship building

Commercial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Miral Experiences is seeking a Merchandise Planner & Allocator to drive end-to-end planning, forecasting and trading for a defined product category at our Abu Dhabi location. You will own category performance, maintain stock within budgets, and support commercial decisions to meet targets.

You will work closely with the Senior Merchandise Planner and VM teams, delivering analyses to guide range reviews, promotions and inventory strategy while building strong relationships with internal and