Planner

Responsibilities:

• Maintains and analysis information on brand/category sales history, stock budget, current inventory level, and prepares sales forecast by brand/category and season to ensure seasonal ‘open-to-buy’ figures.
• Monitors brand/category plans based on insights gained from store analytics, customer preference historical trends.
• Coordinates with the buying team for necessary execution and ensures effective in season management across retails stores/areas (stock balancing, markdown management, stock analysis, stock vs sales performance).
• Prepares capacity plan and control inventories at each store; tracks and monitors inventory levels for each brand/category, keeping in mind store requirements as well as working capital constraints
• Ensures identification of obsolete/slow moving stock and obtain management approval on markdowns and product discounts to ensure stock is liquidated as per retail /brand SOP guidelines
• Prepares variance analysis reports pf stocks and sales against budgeted figures, identify brand/category growth opportunities to minimize down trending business
• To manage Seasonal Sell Through at Brand/Category level.
• Promotion and EOSS Planning as per Ministry Guidelines.
• Monitors and sets targets by brand/category for ITR, GMROI & GMROII and densities to increase profitability.