Global Planning Merchandiser

Reiss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 65% employee discount

Sample sales access

MetLife Virtual GP

Job summary

Reiss is seeking a Global Planning Merchandiser to lead planning across owned stores, concessions, web and online partners, shaping product and stock investment for profitable growth and international expansion.

You will work with Merchandising, Product and Digital teams to influence range and stock decisions across markets and partners, developing a consistent forward-looking planning approach within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or planning across multiple channels or international markets.
• Strong commercial acumen with understanding of sales, stock, and range productivity.
• Able to use data and insight to challenge assumptions and inform decisions.
• Highly organised with ability to build and manage planning frameworks across channels.

Responsibilities

• Own seasonal planning across stores, web and partners, including option counts, range depth, IAQs and size curves.
• Build and maintain global planning frameworks for consistent decisions across markets.
• Review IAQs, grading and stock depth by category to inform opportunities and targets.
• Lead partner and new channel range planning for growth and optimisation.
• Lead stock investment planning for digital channels to improve warehouse availability and growth.
• Deliver sales, stock and range analysis to identify risks and opportunities.
• Influence Product and Merchandising teams with clear planning insights; align launch allocations and stock plans.
• Develop the planning team through coaching and development frameworks.

Skills

Merchandising

Planning

Analytics

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional

People development

Leadership

Job description

As our Global Planning Merchandiser, you’ll lead planning across Reiss owned stores, concessions, web and online partners, helping shape how we invest in product and stock across our global channels. You’ll own seasonal planning, range architecture, IAQs and stock investment, using commercial insight to support profitable growth, international expansion and stronger warehouse availability.

Working closely with Merchandising, Product, Digital and wider cross-functional teams, you’ll influence range and stock decisions across markets and partners. You’ll also play a key role in developing a consistent, forward-looking planning approach across the wider Merchandising function.

Who you are

• You’ll have previous experience in Merchandising, Planning or a similar commercial fashion role, with strong experience across multiple channels or international markets.


• Commercially minded and highly analytical, with a strong understanding of sales, stock, option productivity, size curves and stock investment.


• Confident using data and insight to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities and influence seasonal and in-season decisions.


• Highly organised, with the ability to build and manage planning frameworks while balancing multiple channels, markets and priorities.


• A strong communicator and collaborator who can confidently influence Product, Merchandising, Digital and wider business teams.


• An experienced people developer who enjoys coaching others and creating a consistent, forward-looking planning approach across a team.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning seasonal planning across owned stores, web and online partners, including option counts, range depth, IAQs and size curves.


• Building and maintaining global planning frameworks that support consistent and commercially focused decision-making across markets and channels.


• Reviewing and recommending IAQs, grading and stock depth by category, line and channel, using historical performance, productivity and growth targets to inform decisions.


• Leading partner and new channel range planning, identifying opportunities for growth, optimisation and exit across categories and lines.


• Leading stock investment planning for digital channels, with a focus on improving warehouse availability and supporting international and partner growth.


• Delivering sales, stock and range analysis, using insights such as option efficiency, zero sellers and bestseller contribution to identify risks and opportunities.


• Influencing Product and wider Merchandising teams through clear planning insight, while overseeing the alignment of launch allocations, future IAQs, intake and stock plans across owned channels.


• Developing the planning team through coaching and clear development frameworks, while embedding a consistent and forward-looking planning mindset across the wider Merchandising function.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.


• Up to 65% employee discount.


• Access to exclusive sample sales.


• MetLife Virtual GP.


• Enhanced parental leave policies.


• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.


• Cycle to Work programme.


• Season ticket travel loan.


• Annual Leave purchase.


• Access to additional Retail Discounts.


• Plus, a range of further benefits, including salary sacrifice for tax savings.

At Reiss, it’s not just what we do - it’s how we do it that sets us apart. Creativity drives us forward, but it’s our shared behaviours that underpin our success. We look for individuals who embody these behaviours and bring them to life everyday:

Ambition | Accountability | Courage | Commitment | Focus | Resilience

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.