Junior Wholesale Demand Planner

FitFlop; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working hours

Summer Fridays

Birthday day off

Work from anywhere for 2 weeks

Private health care

Job summary

FitFlop is recruiting a Junior Wholesale Demand Planner to ensure the right stock is bought to meet the Wholesale order book and replenishment potential. You will own the Value range and partner with Commercial, Product Merchandising, Finance and Supply Planning through Range Reviews, Buying meetings, QBRs and End of Season reviews.

The role requires strong Excel skills, the ability to spot patterns in large data sets, and a collaborative approach to support junior team members and drive KPI

Qualifications

• Experience in Merchandising or Planning within fashion or footwear.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Knowledge of Tableau or Power BI is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Wholesale channels.
• You are proactive, target driven and able to handle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Keep track of seasonal order book from all Wholesale accounts and ensure demand potential can be met for the Value channel.
• Collaborate with Customer Services to highlight conflicts between order book and supply potential.
• Support updating the MSSI and OTB and ownership of line cards and sizing analysis.
• Ensure accurate buys for the Value channels are delivered to Supply on time.
• Support in-season requests and administrative work.
• Build end-of-season analyses to inform Product Merchandising and future plans.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Wholesale channel knowledge

Collaborative cross-team work

KPI obsession

Proactive and multi-tasking

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

The Junior Wholesale Demand Planner supports the team to ensures the right volume of stock is bought to fulfill the Wholesale order book and replen potential. This position takes ownership of the Fitflop Value range. Our Demand Planning team work closely with our Commercial, Product Merchandising, Finance and Supply Planning teams through Range Reviews, Buying meetings, QBR and End of season reviews.

You’ll have strong analytical and Excel skills, the ability to recognise patterns in large data sets and the ability to work collaboratively with other teams and support junior members of the Planning team.

The Responsibilities:

Buying:

• Keeping track of seasonal order book from all Wholesale accounts and ensure full demand potential can be met for the Value channel.
• Collaborating with the Customer Services team, highlighting any conflicts between order book and supply potential.
• Support with updating the MSSI and the OTB.
• Ownership of line cards and sizing analysis.
• Ensuring accurate buys for the Value channels are delivered to the Supply team on time.
• Supporting the Demand Planner with an in season requests and admin work.

End of Season Analysis:

• Supports the Demand Planner with building in depth end of season analysis to present back to Product Merchandising teams.
• Isolate clear actions for the Value range that can be used to form future seasonal plans.
• Gain clarity on Customer preferences and trends.

Range Review:

• Converting the Commercial finance targets into clear Seasonal option plans by Silhouette (Value Channel)
• Collaborating on ASP, margin and phasing considerations with the Commercial Finance manager.
• Support the Planning managers decision making on range selection.

The Person:

• Experience in Merchandising or Planning within the fashion or the footwear industry
• Knowledge and understanding of Wholesale channels.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of Tableau or Power Bi would be advantageous
• You’ve got the hunger for hitting the numbers and happy to talk to about them
• Happy to ‘Geek Out’ and obsess over KPIs
• You’ll be a proactive person enthused by the results of your team
• Excellent multi-tasker who isn’t afraid of a challenge
• Commercially savvy
• Positive attitude and of course, a great sense of humour

The Benefits:

• Hybrid and flexible working hours
• Summer Fridays (6 ½ days in July and August on Fridays)
• A day off for your Birthday
• Work from anywhere for 2 weeks
• WorkPlace Nursery (salary sacrifice scheme to save money on your nursery fees)
• Career development allowance ( Personal allowance to use on career development)
• Private health care and or dental care (provided by AXA and DenPlan
• Socials organised by Wellbeing and Feel Good group
• Check out our careers page to learn more!

FitFlop is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, ethnicity, religion or belief, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We actively encourage neurodivergent candidates and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to providing an accessible and supportive recruitment experience.