Senior Assortment Planner – EMEA Sports (Temporary)

Undutchables; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Undutchables is seeking a Senior Assortment Planner to co-own the EMEA Assortment Plan for assigned sport categories. You will translate marketplace demand into clear assortment and inventory plans, working from both a top-down and bottom-up perspective.

You will collaborate with Merchandising, Direct-to-Consumer, Wholesale, Supply & Inventory Management and Supply Planning to ensure the right products are available in the right quantities across the marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Managing multi-season assortment plans across sports, franchises/product families and individual styles/colours.
• Translating assortment plans into a clear demand signal for Supply Planning and Sourcing.
• Owning Open-To-Buy (OTB) plans and validating these against rolling Stock & Sales Plans (SSP).
• Balancing and optimising sales, margin, inventory levels and product health.
• Monitoring key franchises and product families and aligning plans with global targets.
• Managing product allocations where production capacity or available inventory is constrained.
• Developing and validating forecasts using historical data, statistical forecasting, marketplace insights and commercial targets.
• Supporting responsive and continuously available product plans across multiple seasons, including adjusting forecasts based on in-season performance.
• Partnering with Merchandising, Sales, Direct-to-Consumer and Supply & Inventory teams to optimise important seasonal, marketplace and sporting moments.
• Analysing demand patterns, sell-through and marketplace performance to identify risks and opportunities.
• Independently managing planning activities, priorities and deliverables while ensuring stakeholders remain aligned.

Job description

As Senior Assortment Planner, you will co-own the EMEA Assortment Plan for your assigned sport categories. You will translate marketplace demand into clear assortment and inventory plans, working from both a top-down and bottom-up perspective. You will work closely with teams across Merchandising, Direct-to-Consumer, Wholesale, Supply & Inventory Management and Supply Planning to ensure the right products are available in the right quantities across the marketplace.Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing multi-season assortment plans across sports, franchises/product families and individual styles/colours.
• Translating assortment plans into a clear demand signal for Supply Planning and Sourcing.
• Owning Open-To-Buy (OTB) plans and validating these against rolling Stock & Sales Plans (SSP).
• Balancing and optimising sales, margin, inventory levels and product health.
• Monitoring key franchises and product families and aligning plans with global targets.
• Managing product allocations where production capacity or available inventory is constrained.
• Developing and validating forecasts using historical data, statistical forecasting, marketplace insights and commercial targets.
• Supporting responsive and continuously available product plans across multiple seasons, including adjusting forecasts based on in-season performance.
• Partnering with Merchandising, Sales, Direct-to-Consumer and Supply & Inventory teams to optimise important seasonal, marketplace and sporting moments.
• Analysing demand patterns, sell-through and marketplace performance to identify risks and opportunities.
• Independently managing planning activities, priorities and deliverables while ensuring stakeholders remain aligned.