Senior Merchandise Planner - Homeware

This position is responsible for planning and forecasting the merchandise range within the designated business unit of Weylandts.

Responsibilities:

• Range review: Preparing, analysing and making recommendations for HW Tier 3 Category, that are aligned with budget as well as our strategy to meet targets.
• Prepare a Bottom-up Plan that delivers the strategies identified in the range review strategic meetings.
• Convert the Bottom-up Plan into the Buy Plan detailing the timing of orders by supplier.
• Prepare and conduct reporting meetings once a month that deal with the OTB; Inventory Health and AOS. The meetings should propose and approve actionable items to ensure that PO Spend, Inventory Quality and use of Discount Channel are well managed and aligned to the Top-Level budget plan for the HW Division.
• Proposal of new orders required (in conjunction with Buyer).
• Manage stock levels through new orders and clearance sales / AOS.
• Ongoing control of the spend to approved budget.
• Responsible for Store Allocations; to ensure that they are actioned as per the strategy.
• Perform ad-hoc investigations or report on trend and insights at request of the CEO.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in systems and processes to ensure that the planning function is efficient and delivers robust data driven insights that support the strategic goals of the business.

Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Proven working experience as a Merchandise Planner (5+ years), specifically dealing with replenishment.
• Proven track record in data analysis, forecasting, and inventory management.
• Good understanding of retail industry.
• Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI).
• High degree of numeracy, able to work with large volumes of data.
• Strong analytical skills – ability to think strategically & commercially.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, disciplined to check work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Team working and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to multitask.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.