Retail Planning & Forecasting Analyst

Uae Job Alert; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Uae Job Alert is seeking an Assistant Planning Manager to develop and manage sales, financial, and inventory plans across markets, stores, and channels. You will forecast, monitor inventory, support markdowns, and analyze performance to drive growth and profitability.

You will work with Merchandising, Buying, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to develop and execute robust plans, reports, and dashboards, ensuring data accuracy and timely decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Retail Management, Merchandising, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in merchandise planning, financial planning, retail analysis.
• Experience in fashion, department store, grocery, or multi-category retail preferred.
• Experience with planning and reporting platforms such as JDA, Power BI, Tableau, SAP.
• Experience with sales forecasts, inventory planning, markdowns, and commercial performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support development of annual business plans across markets and business units.
• Prepare weekly Warehouse Sales and Stock Intake (WSSI) reports.
• Monitor sales, stock intake, and inventory performance across categories.
• Support markdown management in line with sales and profitability objectives.
• Develop seasonal and annual sales plans by market, store, category, and sales channel.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and seasonal sales forecasts using historical performance, market trends, and business drivers.
• Support financial planning for gross profit, gross margin, markdowns, and inventory.
• Monitor actual performance against planned targets.
• Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities through data analysis.
• Support Planning Manager with seasonal business unit planning and product launches.
• Monitor product and category performance; propose corrective actions.
• Balance stock clearance with margin and profitability targets.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports covering sales, margin, inventory, and KPIs.
• Analyze product, category, store, and channel performance; provide insights.
• Develop dashboards, templates, and presentations for reviews.
• Collaborate with Finance, Buying, Merchandising; coordinate with Retail, Allocation, and Supply Chain.

Skills

Strong analytical

Excel advanced

BI/Reporting tools

Sales/inventory/margin metrics

Communication/presentation

Detail-oriented

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Retail Management, Merchandising, or related field

Tools

JDA

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Reporting platforms

Job description

Uae Job Alert is seeking an Assistant Planning Manager to develop and manage sales, financial, and inventory plans across markets, stores, and channels. You will forecast, monitor inventory, support markdowns, and analyze performance to drive growth and profitability.

You will work with Merchandising, Buying, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to develop and execute robust plans, reports, and dashboards, ensuring data accuracy and timely decision making.