Retail Planning Manager

About Gloria Jeans

The role

What you will own

• Build annual, monthly, and daily store-level sales forecasts and consolidate territory inputs.
• Maintain seasonality models, the like-for-like store master, and store opening, closure, reconstruction, area, and count calendars.
• Forecast sales and KPIs for new stores and reconstructions and compare actual results with forecasts.
• Own planning methodology, templates, calendar, and KPI definitions used by Area Store Planning Controllers.
• Verify the development plan, upload monthly forecasts into Anaplan, and deliver the consolidated file to Finance.
• Calculate mark-up, write-offs, and unit sales by store and reconcile them with central targets.
• Set store grading, capacity, weeks-of-supply, stock-cover, and sell-through parameters.
• Set stock priorities and decide cross-territory transfers and reallocations.
• Prepare plan-versus-actual and network variance analysis, challenging unsupported assumptions.
• Reconcile Store Planning, Demand Planning, Retail, and Finance around one agreed source of numbers.

What we are looking for

• At least 3 years of experience in store planning, retail financial planning, demand planning, or a related analytical role.
• Hands-on store budgeting and sales forecasting experience; advanced Excel and confidence with large, complex datasets.
• Strong analytical skills and experience turning data into commercial decisions.
• Experience with store segmentation, capacity planning, weeks of supply, and stock-cover analysis.
• Knowledge of plan-versus-actual analysis, variance reporting, and forecast-accuracy measurement.
• Anaplan or a comparable planning platform is an advantage.
• Ability to establish common planning standards and constructively challenge territory assumptions.
• Fast-fashion or other high-volume retail experience is an advantage.
• Native Russian and working English.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus.
• Relocation and visa support, private medical insurance, and annual leave.
• AI tooling and learning and development opportunities.

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