Merchandise Planning & Inventory

Landmark Group; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 12,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Group in Bahrain is seeking a skilled Assortment Planner to curate product assortments and forecast demand for beauty, fashion and lifestyle lines. You will monitor KPIs, manage budgets, and optimize inventory across channels.

The role requires 2–5+ years in planning and inventory, strong Excel skills, and experience with SAP or Oracle ERP. Join a regional leader with a broad retail footprint and a history spanning multiple brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 2–5+ years of planning and inventory experience, ideally within beauty, luxury, or fashion retail.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, PivotTables) and experience with retail ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Assortment planning to align with target demographics and trends.
• Demand forecasting using historical sales data and seasonality.
• Monitor KPIs like sell-through, margin contributions and fast-moving SKUs.
• Open-To-Buy budgeting and ensuring inventory investments align with sales targets.
• Stock optimization and replenishment across warehouses and stores.
• Shrinkage control and variance monitoring in the inventory system.
• Collaborate with logistics and suppliers to manage POs and shipments.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Inventory planning

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Retail Management / Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

Job description

Assortment Planning: Curate and plan optimal product assortments tailored to target demographics and current trends in the beauty and cosmetics market.

Demand Forecasting: Utilize historical sales data and seasonal trends to accurately predict future demand.

Sales Analysis: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like sell-through rates, margin contributions, and fast-moving SKUs.

Budgeting & Open-To-Buy (OTB): Manage financial budgets, ensuring inventory investments align directly with company sales targets.

Inventory Control
Stock Optimization: Maintain perfect inventory levels across warehouses and retail shelves to prevent stock-outs or overstocking.

Replenishment Management: Streamline automatic replenishment processes based on turnover rates and lead times.

Shrinkage & Variance Control: Conduct regular audits, monitor stock adjustments, and resolve discrepancies in the inventory management system.

Critical Path Tracking: Collaborate closely with logistics and suppliers to manage purchase orders and track shipments.

Qualifications

Education
A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.

Experience
Typically requires 2–5+ years of relevant planning and inventory experience, ideally within beauty, luxury, or fashion retail.

Analytical Skills
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and experience with retail ERP or inventory software (e.g., SAP, Oracle).

About Us

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.

About the Team

Lifestyle is a leading retail destination, specialising in Beauty, Fashion, and Home products. Established in 1998, Lifestyle has consistently delivered a distinctive shopping experience, and an extensive selection of brands and products across colour cosmetics, perfumes, personal care, fashion accessories, home essentials, home fragrance and youth. With its chain of more than 160 retail stores spread across the GCC, coupled with a rapidly growing E-commerce platform, Lifestyle has established itself as an omnichannel destination-of-choice for Beauty and Fashion serving more than 4 million customers every year.