Merchandise Planner

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We are looking for an experienced Merchandise Planner to join our team.

The Merchandise Planner will be responsible for defining and delivering the category strategy, delivering agreed stock requirements to all ProCook channels and determining promotional and pricing activities to drive sustainable growth through increased sales and profitability.

Key areas of responsibility:
Working closely with Buying, responsible for accurate category forecasting and demand planning, creating and maintaining appropriate trackers and planners for full visibility of range architecture and performance
Establish systematic methods and tools to monitor and analyse stock, availability and sales performance trend data to develop forecasts by product category, SKU, channel and location
Lead and manage the category and promotional critical path and act as an ambassador across all functions for delivering Commercial activity on time and in full at times
Ownership of maintaining accurate Range Plan, Trading Plan, Markdown Plan and line-level forecasts
Working with the Buying team & suppliers to confirm stock requirements, production capacity and order management within the critical path
Provide weekly, seasonal, and ad hoc analysis of range and promotional performance, including to senior stakeholders Incorporate company financial reporting and budget requirements into merchandise plans and recom