Furniture and home décor Planner

SUMMARY:
Supports the Head of Buying in making decisions about what merchandise to buy based on sales analysis, in season forecasts; market trends and customer needs based on buyer personas. 

Potential candidates must have experience in the furniture industry.

POSITION INFO:
Job Resposibilities:

Sales Planning & Forecasts (Internal):

• Manage the OTB sales and inventory at product/supplier level and ensure that the merchandise targets will be met on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Analyse historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities; compare sales data of the planned product/supplier level to company sales and provide action plans to reconcile deviations
• Partner with the Merchants to actively manage inventory levels by increasing and decreasing inventory, and/or cancelling orders
• On a monthly and quarterly basis, recap and report back on the sales and inventory results to plan, and LY, and forecast in-season sales and inventory
• Review orders with in-store date 30 days out to identify any changes required. Prioritize key styles/categories for delivery. Ensure pre-allocations meet store/cluster targets
• Maximize store performance through trend analytics and analyzing historical data, identifying opportunities, risks and provide recommended actions
• Develop store sales, inventory plans, and both regional & store specific merchandise flow strategies
• Maintain and report on size integrity analysis and adjust size curves by region and store groups
• Manage reports of store counts, assortment levels and performance, proposing adjustments for lifecycle effectiveness
• Create and adjust SKU selling recommendation rubric for merchandising

Trend Analysis, Seasonal Forecasts & market insights support (External):

• Supports the Furniture Buyer, Home Décor Buyer and Innovation Consultant with research, collation, conceptualisation and presentation on seasonal trend, color, materials and global design themes & global customer interests
• Work with the team to present a seasonal trend concept moodboards as well as must have items and seasonal key looks
• Maintain a furniture trends folder per product category on file share to update images, videos, inspiration, and new supplier leads

Devising and presenting merchandising plan to Buyer/s:

• Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices, and develop systems knowledge
• Work with the Home Décor Buyer Buyer/Merchandiser in communicating the furniture merchandise plan to the buyer, who can then decide what products, styles, colours etc. to purchase from which suppliers at what price

Supplier management:

• Devising a contract for the suppliers, including quality control, accuracy, and flexibility, which is done throughout the season.
• Maintaining effective supplier relations
• Help identify new suppliers for the Head of Buying
• Develop and maintain supplier database on Sharepoint
• Manage all supplier mobile communication on the divisional mobile phone

Stock Management:

• Allocating certain amounts of stock to each outlet throughout the season, to minimise unnecessary stock holdings for maximum budgetary
• Once the products are distributed and put on sale, the retail planner can then monitor stock movement, consider markdowns, inter-branch transfers or promotions

Admin Support:

• Forex and shipping cost negotiation support
• Support and on the job training to the divisional assistant as required

Skill Requirements:

• Microsoft Office – Excel and PowerPoint
• Posssibolt
• Dropbox
• Experience working with CRM / Databases

 

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