Flexible working arrangements
- Discounts across the business
- A great opportunity to work in a reputable, global business
**One of the world's largest and well known sporting retailers are currently looking for a Merchandise Planner to join the the team on a 6 month fixed term contract**
This role is critical to ensuring the client lead with consumer demand by maintaining a healthy pull market and operating a clearance framework to ensure profitable growth and healthy inventory levels are achieved.
**Priorities include**:
- Pre-season planning; including building OTB frameworks, membership and promotion planning, new store investments
- In-season trade; including tactical promotions, receipt plans and margin planning
- Post-season review to inform future plans
- Develop Open to Buy frameworks by Division and Gender
- Maintaining a healthy and clean marketplace, and balancing this with driving sustainable sales and margin growth
- 2 Years+ retail planning experience in a vertical or wholesale environment
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong communication skills and confidence to engage with multiple cross functional teams
- Confidence in using Microsoft Office Suite, with knowledge in Excel
- Understanding of Retail Maths is required
- Highly proficient in English
- Ability to work across a matrix environment