Merchandise Planner

Retail Human Resources plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Employee discount

Pension scheme

Medical scheme

Job summary

Retail Human Resources plc in the United Kingdom is recruiting a merchandise planner for a renowned entertainment brand. You will manage business insights and analytics to build quarterly and annual financial strategies and compelling assortments across ecommerce and stores.

You will lead pre-season and in-season category plans, monitor sales performance, optimise SKU availability, and work with buying on range builds.

Qualifications

• Experience leading pre-season and in-season category plans.
• Strong data-driven approach with sales analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of omni-channel retail.

Responsibilities

• Manage business insights and analytics to build financial strategies and assortments across channels.
• Monitor sales, optimise SKUs and respond to performance trends.
• Collaborate with buying to develop ranges and improve productivity.

Skills

Data analytics

Merchandise planning

Omni-channel experience

Excel

Business Objects

Tools

Business Objects

Excel

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a merchandise planner to join a fun brand in their entertainment department. This brand is one of the most recognisable brands in the world, built on a mix of storytelling, nostalgia, and large-scale entertainment experiences. At its core, they represent imagination, family-friendly values, and emotional connection.

As a merchandise planner, you'll manage business insights and analytics to build innovative quarterly and annual financial strategies and compelling assortments across multiple channels, including ecommerce and stores. Your expertise will ensure our offerings stay ahead of market and consumer trends, maximizing opportunities in every segment. You'll analyse sales and oversee assortments and respond to performance, trends, and learnings, keeping inventory optimized and business agile.

The successful candidate will have experience leading pre-season and in-season category plans, monitor sales performance. You will be extremely data driven, have experience working with the buying team on range builds, optimise SKU availability and productivity. You will have worked in an omni-channel business and excellent skills in Microsoft Office, and Business Objects is desirable. You will have managed a team.

In return, the company offers a salary ranging from £56,000 - £58,000, plus bonus, a generous employee discount, pension scheme and medical scheme. This is a hybrid role where you will be expected to work from the office three days a week and one from home.

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