Product Planner
Core
Own financial and inventory plans for assigned product categories across the EMEA Omni-Channel business to drive sales, margin, and inventory productivity.
Role type
Senior Product Planner (Retail)
Builds
Annual, seasonal, and monthly sales, receipts, inventory, and markdown plans; category Open-to-Buy (OTB) strategies; allocation and replenishment strategies.
Domain
Fashion retail, EMEA region
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Financial planning, inventory management, Open-to-Buy (OTB) management, sales forecasting, markdown strategy, allocation strategy, replenishment planning, cross-functional collaboration, team coaching
Preferred skills
Handbag/Accessories or Ready-to-wear background, experience in fast-paced fashion retailers
Technologies
Advanced Excel
Responsibilities
Develop and manage annual, seasonal, and monthly sales, receipts, inventory, and markdown plans; Manage category Open-to-Buy (OTB) and present recommendations to senior leadership; Lead trade reviews to analyze sales, inventory, sell-through, margin, and customer trends; Partner with Buying to build customer-focused assortments and influence buy quantities; Collaborate with Allocation teams to develop launch and inventory deployment strategies; Drive replenishment strategies to balance product availability and inventory productivity; Evaluate allocation and replenishment decisions using hindsight analysis; Partner with Branch, Retail, and Digital teams to incorporate customer demand and market trends into planning; Lead inventory management strategies to optimize stock flow and maximize full-price sell-through; Develop and execute promotional, markdown, and exit strategies; Coach and develop Assistant Planners.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
