Planner
Role Overview
Own the merchandise planning cycle for an assigned division, category or brand on Ounass, Al Tayer Group’s luxury e-commerce platform.
Translate commercial and buying strategies into budgets, open-to-buy plans, MSSI re-forecasts, inventory allocations and markdown decisions.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Own the merchandise planning cycle for an assigned division, category or brand on Ounass, Al Tayer Group’s luxury e-commerce platform.
Translate commercial and buying strategies into budgets, open-to-buy plans, MSSI re-forecasts, inventory allocations and markdown decisions.
Planning and performance
- Develop and manage annual budgets, open-to-buy plans and monthly re-forecasts.
- Analyze sales, margin and inventory data to guide inventory levels and markdown strategies.
- Monitor sell-through and adjust plans to meet in-country fulfilment targets.
- Lead the monthly Merchandise Sales and Stock Index re-forecasting process.
- Produce performance reports and present insights to senior leadership.
Collaboration and team development
- Align plans with buying, merchandising and commercial teams, brand objectives and market objectives.
- Identify and mitigate stockout, overstock and margin-erosion risks.
- Develop and coach junior planners and support planning-tool and process improvements.
- Ensure compliance with company financial and operational policies.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field; an MBA is preferred.
- At least five years of merchandise planning experience in luxury retail or e-commerce.
- Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel and Power BI proficiency; experience with planning software such as JDA or SAP APO.
- Ability to turn commercial strategy into financial plans and a track record of improving net sales, margin and sell-through.
- Leadership experience developing junior talent; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organization, time management and attention to detail, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
- Fluency in English is required; Arabic is a plus.
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