Assortment Planning Lead – Western Europe

Pandora; Aubigny-sur-Nère; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pandora is seeking an Assortment Planning Manager to translate global assortment into a locally relevant cluster offer for Western Europe. You will own forecasting, budgeting by collection, and product investment strategies while aligning with global strategy and brand framework.

You will lead category reviews, drive stock efficiency, and influence development priorities across merchandising, marketing, and retail teams, ensuring data-driven decisions and strong collaboration with Global Office.

Qualifications

• Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Marketing or Supply Chain.
• 5-8+ years experience across merchandising, planning, allocation or demand planning.
• 2-3 years experience in team management and talent development.
• Strong commercial mindset balancing financial and product-driven decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate data into clear recommendations and actions.
• Fluent in French and English; Spanish or Portuguese is a plus.
• Retail/store experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate global assortment into a locally relevant and high-performing cluster assortment.
• Provide structured input into global line plans to reflect market needs and opportunities.
• Own and contribute to Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning, ensuring alignment with financial targets.
• Work closely with Global stakeholders to influence and define product development priorities for the local market.
• Lead sales forecasting (E2/Budget by collection) based on historical data, trends and business objectives.
• Define product investment strategy in line with OTB and commercial priorities.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of forecasts across categories.
• Monitor weekly performance and identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive action plans to maximise full-price sell-through and optimise inventory.
• Lead communication on variances vs plan and last year (LY), providing clear, data-driven insights.
• Lead category reviews with cluster stakeholders and Global Merchandising.
• Ensure consistent execution and alignment across merchandising, marketing, retail training, VM and sales operations.
• Act as a key interface between cluster teams and Global Office.
• Drive discipline and consistency in merchandising processes and ways of working.
• Partner closely with Merchandise Planning, Product development and Allocation and Demand Planning teams to optimise stock flow.
• Ensure strong execution of go-to-market (GTM) and Trading Line Up.
• Lead local pricing discussions (retail and wholesale).
• Own product lifecycle management, including end-of-season exit strategies.

Skills

Forecasting

Merchandising

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Marketing or Supply Chain

Job description

Pandora is seeking an Assortment Planning Manager to translate global assortment into a locally relevant cluster offer for Western Europe. You will own forecasting, budgeting by collection, and product investment strategies while aligning with global strategy and brand framework.

You will lead category reviews, drive stock efficiency, and influence development priorities across merchandising, marketing, and retail teams, ensuring data-driven decisions and strong collaboration with Global Office.