Assistant, Global Merchandise Planning

Burberry; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in London is seeking an Assistant, Global Merchandise Planning to join the Merchandise Planning team. You will support planning, forecasting and analysis activities to drive sales, profitability and inventory efficiency across your category.

You will work with Open-to-Buy processes, product planning and margin management, applying strong analysis and collaborative communication to influence business decisions and ensure timely, accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience within a retail merchandising, merchandise planning or allocation environment.
• Exposure to merchandise planning processes, including Open-to-Buy, collection planning and margin management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actions.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities, with confidence working across multiple teams.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with a desire to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Global Open-to-Buy across in-season trading and pre-season buys.
• Assist with development and delivery of Central Collection Open-to-Buy guidance.
• Support validation of regional Collection Open-to-Buy submissions to align with global strategy.
• Conduct commercial analysis to identify opportunities to improve sales, sell-through and margin.
• Support forecasting, reporting and planning activities for the category.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Planning and wider business for timely decision-making.
• Maintain accuracy across planning tools, reports and presentations.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Planning experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are looking for an Assistant, Global Merchandise Planning to join our Merchandise Planning team in London. This is an exciting opportunity for an analytical and commercially minded individual who is passionate about product, planning and delivering insights that drive business performance., Supporting the Global Merchandise Planning team, you will help deliver planning, forecasting and analysis activities across your category, contributing to key business decisions and helping to maximise sales, profitability and inventory efficiency.,

• Supporting the coordination of the Global Open-to-Buy process across both in-season trading and pre-season buys.
• Assisting with the development and delivery of Central Collection Open-to-Buy guidance.
• Supporting the validation of regional Collection Open-to-Buy submissions to ensure alignment with global strategy and planning assumptions.
• Conducting commercial analysis to identify opportunities to improve sales, sell-through and margin performance.
• Supporting forecasting, reporting and planning activities for your category.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams across Merchandising, Planning and the wider business to ensure accurate and timely decision-making.
• Maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail across planning tools, reports and presentations.
  Experience within a retail merchandising, merchandise planning or allocation environment.
• Exposure to merchandise planning processes, including Open-to-Buy, collection planning and margin management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actions.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities, with confidence working across multiple teams.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with a desire to learn and develop.
• Experience using SAP would be advantageous.
  At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.