Textiles Merchandiser: Open-to-Buy & Stock Strategy

Dunnes Stores; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunnes Stores is Ireland’s leading retailer at the cutting edge of food, fashion and home retailing with over 130 stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain. The Textiles Merchandiser Controller will create and manage the Open to Buy and stock targets for the season, ensuring core and volume lines availability and developing the range plan with the buyer.

Responsibilities include planning seasonal budgets, coordinating Open to Buy, signing off purchase orders, managing online and regional

Responsibilities

• Planning seasonal Budgets at section class level with the Department Buyers
• Set the related Open to Buy plan for the season, update and coordinate the actions on potential overtrades/ underperforming areas with the buying team to adjust the forward buy requirement
• Sign off of the core & volume lines units within the weekly forecast sheets and ensuring continuous flow from suppliers
• Purchase order sign off – ensure intakes are within the Dept OTB by week and are planned within the sales plan allowing for a launch allocations and replen for all stores ranged. Confirming the charges, pricing and margin are accurate and within the budget plan.
• Co-ordinate buy volumes with Online / Regions within the budget /open to buy.
• Working with buying team and Online Merchandising team to maintain online availability, agreeing season & launch qtys, Online specific packs and ensuring replenishment is actioned daily.
• Manage launches Fashion & Transitional stories and seasonal events.
• Planning and controlling Department overheads.

Job description

Dunnes Stores is Ireland’s leading retailer at the cutting edge of food, fashion and home retailing with over 130 stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain. The Textiles Merchandiser Controller will create and manage the Open to Buy and stock targets for the season, ensuring core and volume lines availability and developing the range plan with the buyer.

Responsibilities include planning seasonal budgets, coordinating Open to Buy, signing off purchase orders, managing online and regional