Jaypore - Retail Planner

Role Brief:

Planning and developing merchandising strategies. Analyzing sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs. Collaborating with buyers, suppliers, distributors and analysts to negotiate prices, quantities and time-scales.

Role & Responsibility : 

- Analyzing past sales figures/trends to anticipate future product

- Devising a merchandising plan using the above

- Communicating the merchandising plan to the buyer, who can then decide what products, styles, colours etc. to purchase from which suppliers at what

- Devising a contract for the suppliers, including quality control, accuracy and flexibility, which is done throughout the season.

- Allocating certain amounts of stock to each outlet throughout the season, to minimize unnecessary stock holdings for maximum budgetary

- Once the products are distributed and put on sale, the retail planner can then monitor stock movement, consider markdowns, inter-branch transfers, promotions or

- Liaising with the store manager(s) and interior designer(s) to ensure the products are presented to potential customers in the most attractive manner possible.