Planner, Inventory Planning

Burberry, City of Westminster

Planner, Inventory Planning

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Burberry, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 13 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 20dbff928cd1472ebdf646bde9a9dc42

Full Job Description

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

As the Planner for Inventory Planning you will support all Global Rolling OTB activities within Burberry's Merchandise Planning & Inventory organisation. You will embody the Burberry values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration.

You will be responsible for:

-Communicating and ensuring adherence to the commercial principles relating to Global Inventory management, with strong management and assessment of inventory holding by Channel
-Supporting the Global Rolling Open to Buy
-Management of the Global Delist and assessing risk in end of season inventory
-Optimising Global inventory by coordinating global stock rebalances and highlighting opportunities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your responsibilities will include:

-Consolidation of the Global Rolling OTB for all Channels (FP Stores, Digital, Outlet, Wholesale)
-Preparing insightful analyses on Channel performance relative to plan and identifying risks to inventory targets
-Alongside Senior Manager, working with group finance to set annual Margin sales target
-Preparing insightful analyses on Margin performance relative to target and tracking adherence by product divisions
-Assessment of Option Plans into OTB, to assess Revenue per Option and productivity of assortments
-Responsibility for co-ordinating global stock rebalances; rebalance template management and publishing overviews to the wider business of stock moves
-Highlighting rebalance opportunities for maximising stock productivity, to improve Global sell through and weeks of cover
-Responsible for maintaining the Global Delist files which provides an accurate view of product lifecycle for all mainline products and their exit routes
-Working with Retail and Collection Merchandising to propose and agree global exit route strategy with the aim to maximize clearing of inventory whilst balancing the need to protect full price sales and brand

PERSONAL PROFILE

-Demonstrated experience in a planning or analytical role, preparing commercial analyses, supporting global Open to Buy management
-Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
-Excellent / advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
-Highly analytical, organised, and detail oriented
-High results orientation

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Demonstrated experience in a planning or analytical role, preparing commercial analyses, supporting global Open to Buy management
-Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
-Excellent / advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
-Highly analytical, organised, and detail oriented
-High results orientation

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.