Ref: 22792

Your New Salary: up to £150 p/day (£39K equivalent)

Location: Central London

Job status: Temporary assignment until end of February 2025 (4 days a week in office)

Start date: ASAP

Working hours: 40h per week, Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm

Who You'll Be Working for:

World class luxury fashion brand.

What You'll be Doing Each Day:

This position will support all replenishment planning activities globally within company’s global planning organisation. They will embody the company's values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration.Merchandising Planning Assistant - Responsibilities:

• Assessing the Global Replenishment forecasts, and creating a culture of accountability for forecast accuracy
• Maintaining the Global board line cards for Replenishment items and ensuring adherence to the Replenishment monthly critical path
• Collaborating with regions to identify and maximize opportunities in Replenishment products
• Determining long range forecasting to support some key vendor strategies
• Drive allocation of SPI Categories
• Responsible for assessing the Global Replenishment line cards and ensuring adherence to global Weeks of Cover targets for both store and hub
• Alongside Planners, responsible for driving the Global Replenishment Buy process, actualising against regional plans
• Alongside Planner, responsible for monthly evaluation of trading with Regional teams to assess in-season management decisions and potential inventory rebalances across regions
• Assists in preparation of insightful commercial analyses to highlight missed opportunities and hindsight for future collection guidance / development particularly with respect for regional ranging
• Alongside Planner, responsible for reviewing regional Replenishment sales forecasts and stock weeks of cover based on current trading and targets and overlay adjustments if necessary to future buys
• Assist other Replenishment Planners on coordinating regular free stock drops to optimize replenishment inventory
• Assisting in the Global Single Pool of Inventory, including forecasting future procurement and weekly Single Pool Stock allocations to regional contracts
• Assisting in forecasting and planning Replenishment margin for Input into the Seasonal Plans
• Allocate stock for SPI products to Regional Hubs to maintain key target stock levels and maximise sales opportunities

Merchandising Planning Assistant - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Previous experience in a planning or analytical role - ideally
• Solid communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• xcellent / advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel - must have
• Highly analytical, organised, and detail oriented
• Driven and Ambitious, with aptitude to work in a fast-paced environment
• Fast study / quick learner
• High results orientation
• Problem solver, with an ability to drive results despite ambiguity and obstacles
• Flexible, willing, and able to manage multiple and potentially competing priorities
• Creatively Driven
• Forward Thinking

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