Merchandising Planning Specialist — Retail Forecasting

Al-Futtaim

Dubai

On-site

AED 300,000 - 420,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Al-Futtaim Retail seeks an Assistant Planning Manager to develop financial, sales, and inventory plans across fashion and multi-category Retail channels. You will forecast sales, margins, markdowns, and stock needs in collaboration with Merchandising, Allocation, Retail and Supply Chain teams.

You will deliver weekly WSSI, support annual plans, manage markdowns, pricing and reporting, and prepare KPI dashboards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Retail Management or related field.
3-5 years of experience in merchandise planning, financial planning or retail analysis.
Experience with planning systems such as JDA, Power BI, Tableau, SAP, or similar.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment.

Responsibilities

Plan Annual Business Plan by Market and Business Unit.
Deliver Weekly Warehouse Sales and Stock Intake (WSSI) for Clothing & Home, Food and Total Business.
Execute Markdown Management ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Build weekly, monthly, and seasonal sales forecasts by market, store, category, and channel.
Prepare financial projections for Gross Profit, Gross Margin, Markdown, and Inventory.
Identify risks or opportunities and present recommendations.