Assistant Merchandise Planner: Inventory & Analytics

Ralph Lauren; Watford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking an Assistant Merchandise Planner to support the merchandising team with planning, analyzing and executing product strategies that drive sales, margin and stock availability. You will update weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports and contributes to trade meetings with accurate data.

You'll participate in setting seasonal stock levels, tracking performance and ensuring the right products are available across channels.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising planning and stock allocation.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication across cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines.
• Retail mathematics aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Update reports on a weekly, monthly, and ad hoc basis.
• Actualise the department's WSSI weekly.
• Attends and prepares for weekly trade meetings and deliver a trade message independently.
• Provides accurate data to support analysis for key seasonal meetings including hindsight and sign offs.
• Updates and forecasts department line cards to maximise sales potential and optimise stock availability across channels.
• Systematically updates seasonal recodes.
• Owns department stock delivery schedule and communicates updates to team.
• Responsible for actioning seasonal markdowns & communication to stores.

Skills

Commercial

Analytical

Communication

Autonomy

Time management

Excel

Retail math

Resilience

Product knowledge

Allocation experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking an Assistant Merchandise Planner to support the merchandising team with planning, analyzing and executing product strategies that drive sales, margin and stock availability. You will update weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports and contributes to trade meetings with accurate data.

You'll participate in setting seasonal stock levels, tracking performance and ensuring the right products are available across channels.