12 Otb Planning Jobs

Location - Koramangala, Bangalore. Merchandise Strategy & Planning, Sales Growth & Business KPIs, Design & Product Development, Inventory & Supply Chain, Analytics & Market Insights, Team & Cross-Functional Collaboration Required Candidate profile Location - Koramangala, Bangalore. Merchandise Strategy & Planning, Growth Business KPIs, Product Development, Inventory & Supply Chain, Market Insights, Cross-Functional Collaboration

As the Head of Retail Planning, you will play a vital role in leading the retail planning function to enhance sales growth, optimize inventory, and increase profitability across all retail channels. Your primary responsibility will involve crafting and executing strategic sales and inventory plans, alongside forecasting demand. It is essential to foster strong collaboration with merchandising, supply chain, and finance teams to ensure that these plans are in alignment with the overarching business objectives. Your key responsibilities will include: Leading and supervising the retail planning team to deliver precise sales forecasts and inventory plans. Implementing OTB (Open-to-Buy) planning strategies to effectively manage stock levels, minimize markdowns, and boost sell-through rates. Working closely with merchandising, buying, supply chain, and marketing departments to synchronize inventory with sales and promotional strategies. Utilizing historical sales data, market trends, and customer insights to enhance forecasting accuracy. Monitoring and assessing key performance indicators (KPIs) like sales targets, stock turn, sell-through, and gross margin. Supervising inventory replenishment procedures and ensuring timely allocation of stock across retail outlets and channels. Providing regular reports and insights to senior management to support decision-making processes. Managing budgets and financial planning pertaining to retail inventory and sales. Driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize planning tools, processes, and systems. Mentoring and developing the planning team members to enhance their capabilities and performance. Your role will be instrumental in shaping the success of the retail planning function, and your strategic contributions will directly impact the company's overall performance and profitability.,

We are seeking a sharp and analytical Retail Inventory Planner to lead OTB and inventory planning across our offline stores and digital channels. The ideal candidate should bring strong retail math and data interpretation skills, with hands-on experience in managing inventory in an omnichannel setup. Responsibilities include creating and managing Open-to-Buy plans, optimizing stock levels across locations, strategic allocation based on store performance, and driving business decisions with data. Experience in fashion, jewelry, or beauty is highly preferred. Build & manage OTB plans aligned with category strategy Project demand using historical data & trends Maintain optimal stock levels across platforms Coordinate timely replenishments Collaborate with Buying/Merch to curate assortments Track sell-through and present actionable insights Partner with Marketing on markdowns & promotions Work cross-functionally across teams for execution

As an experienced professional with 4-9 years of experience and a graduate degree, your role will involve creating merchandise assortment plans for all stores. You will be responsible for developing appropriate buying plans for assigned categories in alignment with sales targets. Setting ARP targets for product categories and conducting depth analysis will be crucial aspects of your role. Additionally, you will need to formulate Stock to Sale plans for each season, calculate Open-To-Buy (OTB), and create buying plans, including Flash Lines, based on current trends for A+ Stores. Monthly target setting, breaking down targets by product category, and monitoring target achievement will be part of your responsibilities. In terms of inventory management, you will ensure ideal stock cover for each product category, manage dormancy and pullbacks within specified norms, and generate sell-through reports using Excel. Analyzing product performance year-on-year and tracking stock and sale plans will also be key tasks. Your role will require you to stay updated on market intelligence, including new launches, competition mapping, and trends in merchandise, product, and visual merchandising. You will contribute to enhancing the category's share of the total business and identify new designs to drive business growth. Collaborating with design teams, you will provide range architecture for each season, ensuring an optimal product mix based on past learnings and market forecasts. Planning and executing Integrated Go-To-Market strategies, including visual merchandising and store design, will be essential for a successful product launch. Lastly, you will work closely with retail planners to integrate space planning with merchandise strategies, ensuring efficient space utilization and monitoring returns from allocated spaces. Your role will play a critical part in driving business growth through strategic merchandising and product planning.,

The Chief Manager - Product & Buying (Fashion Retail Brand) position based in Gurgaon requires a candidate with at least 8 years of experience in Buying and OTB Planning within the Fashion/Apparel/Retail industry. The ideal candidate should hold a Graduation/Post Graduation degree in Fashion Management. The primary responsibility of this role is to develop BU Range plans encompassing bottom-up Sales and Buy plans at BU, Department, and Range levels while incorporating margin targets. It involves creating a Net Margin action plan with defined timelines to achieve targeted Net Margins at the BU and department level by enhancing Gross Margins, cost savings, and COR management. Additionally, the role involves managing the catalogue offering across Retail, Marketplace, and Website platforms. Key deliverables of this role include collaborating with the General Manager B&M to consider market risks, opportunities, and fashion trends for BU financial planning. The candidate will work closely with designers, sourcing teams, and the UK Buying team to develop product briefs aligned with the BU Strategy. It is essential to curate structured ranges for different store grades and types to provide customers with optimal choices while ensuring profitable returns per square foot. The role also requires accurate phasing of sales, stock, margin, and intake plans by week, considering market trends and new store openings. Furthermore, the Chief Manager will be responsible for proactive trading to maximize profitability by balancing risks and opportunities. Effective communication and planning with Merchandisers, Marketing, and Retail teams are crucial to uphold the Brand promise through customer experience. Setting clear objectives for the team, managing performance, and driving operational efficiency are key aspects of the role. Maintaining positive relationships with business functions, ensuring compliance with company policies, and promoting brand values are essential responsibilities. Interested candidates can apply by sending an updated resume detailing current salary and notice period to Satish via email at 88O2749743 or through the company website at www.glansolutions.com. Key Skills required for this role include Buying and Product management, OTB Planning, Range Planning, and Fashion retail expertise.,

As a Merchandise Planner based in Bangalore with 4-9 years of experience, your primary responsibilities will include creating merchandise assortment plans for all stores. You will be expected to develop appropriate buying plans for the assigned category in alignment with sales targets and set ARP targets for product categories. Conducting depth analysis, creating option plans, and formulating Stock to Sale plans for each season will be crucial aspects of your role. Additionally, you will be responsible for OTB calculations and creating/buying Flash Line items based on current trends for A+ Stores. Monthly target setting for each category, breaking down targets into product categories, and tracking target versus achievement will be part of your routine tasks. Generating merchandise plan reports and analyzing product performance Lk2Lk will also be essential. In terms of inventory management, you will need to ensure that ideal stock cover for each product category is maintained, manage dormancy and pullback within specified norms, and provide sell-through reports on Excel for Week 1 and Week 2 sales. You will also need to prepare Photo Sell Through Reports. Developing stock and sale plans, devising product category-wise dispatch plans, and tracking planned versus actual allocations for each store are critical components of your job. You will be expected to create allocation plans based on dispatch plans and conduct size-wise analysis. Staying updated on market intelligence by monitoring new launches, conducting competition mapping, and estimating market, product, and design trends will be essential. Furthermore, you will play a key role in enhancing the category contribution percentage of the total business on an LTL basis and identifying new designs to be added. Providing range architecture for specific seasons to products and designs, creating category-wise option grids, and integrating with space planning will be key focus areas. Collaborating with retail planners to monitor returns from allocated space closely will also be part of your responsibilities. Overall, your role will involve meticulous planning, analysis, and integration to contribute effectively to the success of the merchandise and category planning functions within the organization.,

The chief Manager - Product & Buying at a Fashion Retail Brand in Gurgaon should have at least 8 years of experience in Buying and OTB Planning within the Fashion/Apparel/Retail industry. The ideal candidate should hold a Graduation/ Post Graduation degree in Fashion Management. As the Chief Manager, your primary responsibility will be to develop bottom-up Sales and Buy plans for Business Units (BU) and Departments, including Range planning with margin targets. You will be required to create a Net Margin action plan to achieve targeted Net Margins at BU and department levels, focusing on increased Gross Margins, cost savings, and COR management. Additionally, you will oversee the management of catalogue offerings across Retail, Marketplace, and Website platforms. Key deliverables of this role include collaborating with the General Manager B&M to incorporate market risks, opportunities, and fashion trends into BU financial plans. You will also work closely with designers, sourcing teams, and the UK Buying team to develop product briefs aligned with the BU Strategy. Structuring ranges for different store grades and types to provide customers with diverse choices while ensuring profitability per square foot will be a crucial aspect of your role. Furthermore, your responsibilities will involve phasing sales, stock, margin, and intake plans by week, considering market trends and new store openings. You will need to proactively trade to maximize profitability by balancing risks and opportunities. Building positive working relationships with various business functions like Trading, Supply Chain, and Retail teams is essential. Effective communication and planning with Merchandisers, Marketing, and Retail teams will be necessary to uphold the Brand promise and enhance customer experience. You will be expected to define clear job profiles, accountabilities, and objectives for each role in the structure while identifying opportunities to drive operational efficiency. Setting objectives for your team around sales, service, standards, people, and costs, supported by adequate resources, training, budgets, and management information, is crucial. Ensuring all third-party suppliers have clear contracts with service level agreements aligned with corporate social responsibility principles is also part of this role. Promoting the brand values and ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant legislation, regulation, and corporate governance strategies is a key aspect of this position. To apply for this role, please send your updated resume with current salary details and notice period to: Email: Satish: 88O2749743 Website: www.glansolutions.com Key Skills required for this role include Buying and Product Management, OTB Planning, Range Planning, Fashion Retail, and strong leadership qualities in managing a team effectively.,

Develop 6-month OTB plans, align demand/supply across brands, track sales, refine forecasts, manage inventory, analyze supply metrics, support planning tools, and drive process improvements.

We are seeking a sharp and analytical Retail Inventory Planner to lead OTB and inventory planning across our offline stores and digital channels. The ideal candidate should bring strong retail math and data interpretation skills, with hands-on experience in managing inventory in an omnichannel setup. Responsibilities include creating and managing Open-to-Buy plans, optimizing stock levels across locations, strategic allocation based on store performance, and driving business decisions with data. Experience in fashion, jewelry, or beauty is highly preferred. Build & manage OTB plans aligned with category strategy Project demand using historical data & trends Maintain optimal stock levels across platforms Coordinate timely replenishments Collaborate with Buying/Merch to curate assortments Track sell-through and present actionable insights Partner with Marketing on markdowns & promotions Work cross-functionally across teams for execution

Position Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented professional to join our team as Retail Planner for the brand. This role will be pivotal in driving business growth and ensuring operational efficiency across Turtle in all formats (LFS, EBO and Trade) Role & responsibilities Business Planning and Forecasting : Develop and manage business plans for all the channel, including budget preparation and forecasting for the current and upcoming fiscal years Budget and Inventory Management : Finalize category and business unit level buy budgets for future seasons. Coordinate order placements and manage Open-To-Buy (OTB) budgets in alignment with sales projections. Prepare month-on-month (MoM) inward stock plans to optimize stock turnover. Inventory Operations : Oversee warehouse projections and inventory management. Coordinate stock transfers and inter-channel inventory transfers. Sales and Discount Strategy : Design and execute strategic sales and discount plans for full-price, end-of-season sales (EOSS), and major events to drive revenue and customer engagement. Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with Merchandising team, operation team & Warehouse teams to ensure alignment and effective execution of plans. Performance Monitoring and Reporting : Continuously monitor stock cover and sell-through rates to identify opportunities for sales improvement and inventory optimization. Prepare and analyse daily, weekly, and monthly business performance reports to support decision-making. Preferred candidate profile Masters degree in Business, MFM from NIFT or an MBA 3+ years of experience in retail planning (menswear experience mandatory) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in tools like Excel, and reporting platforms. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Designation: Assistant General Manager Department: Category (Footwear) Role/ Position: Business Planning Location of Joining: Mumbai Years of Experience: 12+ Years No. of People Reporting: 4 Reporting Manager: Director Category (Footwear) Qualification Required: FDDI Degree (madatory) Brief Overview of the Role: Complete ownership of Business planning which includes Production Planning, Merchandising, Vendor management, tooling management planning along with factory capacity planning. The role would be to drive the efficiency and effectiveness of the factory deliverables. The person will need to have strong sense of the current & future production output plan. Job Specification : - Candidate qualified from FDDI / NIFT / production planning background - Experience working with Footwear divisions - Fluent in English communication, in both written and spoken. - Fast learner, team player and has sense of urgency. - Should possess Strong sense of process orientation - Detail oriented, follows procedures & should have Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment - Flexible work schedule: Able to work stretched hours as needed Job Description: - Drive the overall business planning for footwear category PAN India - Understand the dynamics of each channel Retail, MBO, Distribution & Ecom to strengthen the business - OTB planning & governance for the business & ensuring necessary approvals in place before placing buys - Defining Footwear Annual Buy plan - Governing agreed GM% deliverables for the business - Managing and planning COGS% to MRP for the season - For Local manufacturing, Measure & monitor factory KPIs and ensure that Vendor scorecards are maintained including OTIF and intime delivery percentage - Plan & drive factory production capacity planning - Ensuring the tooling requirement is aligned with the sales orders - Align the factories to have proper communication to global team & defining SOPs and industry best practices in planning & reporting - Prepare detailed analytics with clear action points on a continuous basis including production tracking tools to provide effective and timely visibility to Brand - Visits to production facilities for discussion on production planning & weekly monthly dispatches. - Collaborate with all the factories to ensure on time deliveries, escalation of issues where required Interested candidates can shared their cv at sanjana@beanhr.com

Indinoor is a contemporary ethnic brand that celebrates Indian craftsmanship with a modern design ethos We are seeking an experienced Inventory Planner to join our team This role will be responsible for Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning, inventory forecasting, allocation, and merchandise planning across categories The ideal candidate should have a sharp analytical mind, an understanding of retail trends, and experience in working with cross-functional teams to ensure the right product is available at the right time Experience in Excel, advanced spreadsheet modeling, and planning tools is essential You will work closely with the buying, planning, and finance teams to optimize stock levels and ensure inventory turns align with business goals