Landmark Group - Lifestyle
The job holder will be responsible for merchandise planning process to achieve department /category sales, margin, stockholding and flow objectives under the guidance of Head Merchandise Planning. The job holder will be responsible for merchandise planning process to achieve department /category sales, margin, stockholding and flow objectives under the guidance of Head Merchandise Planning.
Location Planning Process –
- The “Hub” between central and territory teams
- Managing assortments to local trading conditions
- Co-ordinate new launches.
- Take an overview of stores across all product categories
- Total store clustering
- Plan space allocation by department accounting for the concept growth areas
- Work with space planning to ensure space strategy is implemented
- Review and action amendments to replenishment groups and parameters
- Responsible for maximizing the locations KPI’s
- Attending area meetings and Range Reviews, providing feedback
Management
- Input strategic guidance to teams for location planning tool
- Lead by example to manage and build relationships with stakeholders
- Manage and develop a high performing team
Trading/ Commerciality
- Prepare weekly overview of Store Performance, identifying ‘fashion” priorities and proposed activity to address risks or opportunities, spotting trends to feedback to B&M
- Analyse reports and make recommendations regarding stock distribution using forecast sales trends
Customer
- Be the first point of contact within merchandising for store issues
- Liaison with and visit stores within your regions to identify local opportunities
- Take an overview and summaries feedback from retail
- Working closely with Area Managers to build up profiles of stores to manage their stock packages to meet local customers’ needs
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