Merchandising Planner

About the Role:
We’re working with a fantastic fashion brand currently seeking an experienced Merchandise Planner to join their head office team. This is a brilliant opportunity for a commercially minded and analytically driven planner to play a pivotal role in driving sales, managing stock, and maximising profitability across their omni-channel business.

Key Responsibilities:

Achieve and drive business goals and objectives including sales, inventory, and gross margin.
Forecast store-level budgets and build sales curves using historical data and planning metrics.
Create Open to Buy (OTB) forecasts, summarising key insights and plans for the team.
Determine OTB requirements by store and set up Seasonal Option Plans ahead of buying campaigns.
Identify and recommend opportunities to improve sales performance through stock transfers, reorders, and trading actions.
Define the topline Seasonal OTB strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders ahead of each seasonal campaign.
Oversee sizing strategies for seasonal buys and continuity lines, adapting to market and customer trends.
Recommend and implement stock rebalancing, transfer, and markdown strategies in partnership with the Allocator.
Produce weekly and monthly trade reports, sales analysis, and trade commentary.
Deliver in-depth post-season analysis to inform future product and inventory strategies.
Provide ad-hoc sales reporting and insights for senior management.

What We’re Looking For:

Graduate calibre with 3+ years’ experience in a merchandising planning role within fashion retail.
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manage and analyse large data sets.
Strong quantitative, analytical, and commercial awareness.
Clear and confident communicator, able to work with a variety of teams and stakeholders.
Proactive, organised, and results-focused, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Logical problem-solver with a solutions-driven, entrepreneurial mindset.
Collaborative team player who can build strong relationships and mentor junior team members.
Experience with BI reporting tools highly desirable.
Resilient, positive, and able to remain composed under pressure.
Passion for fashion product and a desire to enjoy your work while delivering results.