Planner - EMEIA

Burberry; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry seeks a Planner to drive mainline planning activities in the EMEIA region from their London office. This full-time role involves creating Open to Buy plans, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring effective inventory management. Ideal candidates will have strong business planning experience, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in Business Planning required.
• Merchandising & OTB knowledge preferred.
• Strong Excel skills for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage the Rolling Open to Buy.
• Align with teams on inventory management and markdown strategies.
• Monitor in-season trade performance and identify opportunities.

Skills

Business Planning

Communication

Problem Solving

Numerical

Excel

Job description

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.

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.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Planner at Burberry, you will drive mainline planning activities in the EMEIA region, responsible for:

• Creating, updating and managing the Rolling Open to Buy
• Aligning, partnering and collaborating with the Merchandising, Allocation, Regional Finance and Central Planning teams to drive Open to Buy, opportunities and risks, markdown strategy and inventory management
• Responsible for commercial insights to drive in-season decision making by maximising inventory efficiency and deliver margin targets
• Review and align on Replenishment & Carry Forward sales forecasts, weeks of cover and target procurement levels

This Planner - EMEIA role is offered on a full time, permanent basis and will be based in our Horseferry House, London office for 3/4 days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Commercial Planning Excellence (Mainline)

• Forecast the Rolling Open to Buy and update the monthly Corporate OTB
• Implement Seasonal Collection Open to Buy, by partnering with Regional Merchants and Central Teams including a focus on store clusters
• Responsible for preparing hindsight analysis to input into the Seasonal Collection Open to Buy process to support the creation of future collection Open to Buy
• Review Seasonal Collection Buy with Regional Merchants, focusing on key investments and OTB parameters
• Responsible for monitoring in-season trade performance and highlighting sales and inventory opportunities and risks to targets
• Responsible for reviewing and alignment of Replenishment forecasts at line level including monthly sales and inventory plans and availability
• Partner with Merchants to continually manage the business through in-season analysis and long-term strategies, driving sales and maximizing margin
• Accountable for In-Region hub decisions and transfers

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Business Planning experience a must.
• Merchandising & OTB knowledge and use of planning tools preferred
• Commercial, Numerical with Strong excel skills to analyse, manipulate & interrogate large data sets
• Experience of a Business Partnering mindset and ability to manage stakeholders across a number of teams
• Adaptable
• Problem Solving
• Strong communication skills

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || GLOBAL PLANNING || EMEIA - PLANNING || n/a ||