TITLE: Retail Planning Manager
REPORTS TO: Merchandising Director
General Role
The Retail Planning Manager forecasts and acts to support local business needs. Mains responsibilities involve sales forecasting and inventory management. It requires strong collaboration with Retail Merchandisers, and Logistics Departments.
Responsible for sales budget by category and store
Responsible for stock management which includes defining the right level of stock per store per category and allocating products through sales analysis and stock monitoring on a regular basis.
Responsible for the establishment of stock replenishment strategy based on group strategy and local business character.
Responsabilities require quantitative and qualitative approach.
Team Management of Retail Planners
Major responsibilities
Sales & Inventory Management
Sales forecasts: define yearly sales budgets by store and category of products in collaboration with the Retail Merchandising Director
Monthly sales performance reporting and reforecasts vs financial reporting
Provide updated sales forecast for all key financial reporting moments
Weekly update of sales and MOS for all categories, flagging any risk of stocks for sales performance
Monitor stock ageing and propose adequate actions
Manage phased out stock with related Departments
Conduct stock allocation from the local distribution center to stores in a daily basis
Manage and optimize monthly stock positions to guarantee the right level of inventory, avoiding lost sales or overstock situations.
Conduct monthly meetings with internal logistic teams to manage the current stock flow and tackle challenges. Suggest areas of improvement for optimum stock efficiency
Collaborate with Retail merchandisers to the definition of OTB and monitor the spending throughout the seasons
Supply Chain Management
Facilitate products supply in coordination with HQ supply department. Follow up on quality of deliveries from Paris. Communication with HQ and Region to solve any delivery issues.
Implement the Group’s replenishment strategy while adapting to local stock replenishment strategy by category and finding the areas of improvement.
Define the selection of Permanent Stock items (PSI) with Retail Merchandisers and set min/max level for automatic replenishment from Paris to Korea stores, twice a year.
Define min/max quantities of products to be replenished from local distributor center to stores, every quarter.
Update min/max for seasonal items according to new season launching twice a year.
Forecast short-term and long-term demand for production planning and share local market insights.
Merchandising operations and projects
Discounted sales management
Responsible for stock return from stores to local distributor center based on phased-out item list
Participate in the annual stock-taking process
Participate in ad-hoc projects as a support to the subsidiary
Participate as a key partner in the integration of SAP
Requirements & Capabilities
Minimum 10 years in the retail industry. Planning, Merchandising & Logistic experience is preferred. Retail/sales experience is an advantage
People/team management experience is required
Must be a good team player, detail-minded, service-oriented, and self-motivated
high analytical, exceptional organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
Influential, structure and pedagogic leader
Detailed in the analysis, but synthetic and action-focused when sharing to others
Fluent in English is a must. Ability to understand French is an advantage
Good at Microsoft Office program, advanced level in Excel