Planning Manager

Role Summary

Undertake stock and sales planning to deliver on the top line, budgeted margins, budgeted sell through, stock turn and health of inventory based on the past performance and future market demand

Summary of Role Responsibilities

Analyze the product mix performance and project the demand for fulfillment

Prepare bottom up plan by analyzing existing store sales & opportunity lost, new stores sales mix and projecting next year growth

Prepare the sales plan in collaboration with the Planning Lead

Prepare the OTB plan and finalize the OTB plan Prepare and align the assortment plan with the relevant stakeholders

Monitor the stock inward into the warehouse at the option level and report gaps

Review actual versus budgeted sales and suggest corrective actions on the deviations

Identify the fast moving and slow moving options and recommend appropriate actions like discounting, consolidating or promoting

Reforecast the sales plan and recalculate the OTB for the EOSS

Prepare the mark down plans, analyze the performance of the mark down plans and share feedback

Generate, analyze and share the MIS report and findings with the relevant stakeholders as per defined timelines

Manage and guide the team to deliver on the job