Planner

Job Description

<strong>Job Description</strong><p><br></p>Responsible for reviewing stock to sales ratios, responding to changing sales trends, and ensuring plan sales, plan markups, and plan markdowns are achieved by brands.<p><br></p>Ensure achievement of budget and LFL growth for assigned department.<p><br></p>Managing inventory levels of assigned department at the store.<p><br></p>Ensure desired first price sell-thru for assigned department for each season.<p><br></p>Assist planning manager in preparation of buying budget and assortment plan for assigned department.<p><br></p>Ensure the realized margin target for the department are met.<p><br></p>Ensure adequate mix of merchandise at the stores as per the set guidelines.<p><br></p>Ensure all CORE products availability at all times.<p><br></p>Launching of new products and categories at the stores and ensure timely replenishment.<p><br></p>Regularly perform inter-store consolidations to maximize sell-thru.<p><br></p>Coordination and liaising with retail team and buying team.<p><br></p>Weekly preparation and review of reports with buying and retail team and plan out action plan to rectify concern areas.<p><br></p>Flag any sort of inventory concern to planning manager and concerned buying department head so that the situation can be handled efficiently.