Retail Planner

One of our clients in Malta is looking to recruit a Retail Planner to join their team on a full-time basis. 

Responsibilities:

• Partner and influence strategic planning and budgeting process with the Director through department/category strategies;
• Identify risks and opportunities - constantly review OTB requirements, WSSI, action repeats, cancellations, returns, markdowns and manage the key sales and profit drivers;
• Set financial standards and goals for the team and ensure consistent execution, process and accountability;
• Provide the Product Sales Plan Strategy and define the OTB for each season;
• Provide the Assortment Plan (Option Number and Depth);
• Work with Buying to deliver the best range for customers and stores;
• Plan quantities by article and related delivery date according with the plan;
• Develop and communicate supplier business/brand plans and forecasts;
• Manage the use of WSSI to deliver accurate weekly plans/forecasts/stocks, ensuring that OTB and MD are controlled and flexed to deliver terminal stock targets;
• Review the monthly intake Deliveries Plan to constantly handle critical situation, delays and obtain best efficiency on the incoming stock as per the rolling OTB process;
• Plan Seasonal Return and Cancellation as per the rolling OTB process;
• Plan and implement Markdown and Promotion in order to ensure sales, margin objective and the right end of season stock level as part of the OTB process;
• Weekly update of sales analysis in order to have clarity on the detailed sales and stock situation for each department/category/brand and provide weekly reporting to other departments;
• End Season analysis and financial planning review with Buying/Business Analysis/Allocation team in order to identify key issues to take into consideration for the next seasons plan and buy improvements.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or ACCA;
• 4+ years experience in a similar role;
• Able to lead a cross functional team;
• Excellent written and oral communication in English. Knowledge of Maltese will be an asset.

Skills:

• Organized with an analytical mind and strong technical skills;
• Meticulous with a keen eye to detail;
• Multitask effectively and able to problem-solve;
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative.