Retail Planner

As a Retail Planner at Brand Concepts Ltd, you will be responsible for managing inventory planning, allocation, and performance tracking across various channels. Your strategic and analytical mindset will play a crucial role in maintaining optimal stock levels, supporting sales targets, and ensuring sell-through efficiency. Key responsibilities include: - Drive and oversee the Open-To-Buy (OTB) planning process to maintain ideal inventory levels. - Collaborate with buying, finance, and category teams to define budgets based on historical sales data, forecasted demand, and market trends. - Manage stock inward flow, ensuring timely and accurate inventory receipts. - Liaise with buying and warehouse teams to resolve any stock discrepancies or fulfillment issues. - Strategically allocate inventory across retail, online, and distribution channels based on performance metrics and forecast models. - Monitor inventory health and adjust allocations to support sell-through and avoid overstocking. - Analyze sell-in/sell-through data, stock turn, and contribution margins by category and brand. - Develop and implement data-backed action plans, including assortment optimization, markdown strategy, and promotional support. - Track and evaluate brand-level sell-through performance regularly. - Coordinate with marketing, sales, and merchandising teams to drive initiatives that improve turnover and margin realization. Qualifications required for this role include: - 1-2+ years experience in retail planning, merchandising analytics, or category management. - Graduate/Postgraduate in Business, Fashion Management, or Retail Management. - Advanced Excel skills and strong knowledge of data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau preferred). - Prior experience with multi-channel retail operations (offline + online) is desirable. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute strategically to inventory planning and performance enhancement, playing a key role in supporting the company's growth by aligning inventory strategies with business and customer needs.,