Lead/Manager - Category/Demand Planning - eCommerce

Responsibilities:

- Leading the brand AOP and OTB planning.

- Managing and driving AOP and category planning for the brand.

- Panning and forecasting of the relevant variables including OTB, sales, margin, profit, stock turn, and margin mix highlighting opportunities, threats, and required action.

- Prepares trade updates for their area communicates key highlights and lowlights and identifies actions.

- Feeds into the assortment strategy alongside Buying counterpart.

- Ensure the assortment and ranging policies are aligned to the wider business strategy.

- Tracking achievements versus plan and highlighting issues and proposing solutions- Ensure the best in a class data-driven approach to reporting, analytics, planning, and in-season management.

- Align with the Online Brand Strategy plan and assist the dedicated teams on operational actions for acquisition, promotion, retention, communication, etc.

- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders in Leadership and with Buying, Marketing and Ecommerce teams.

Qualifications & Skills:

- 5-8 years of merchandising experience in the fashion e-commerce space.

- Strong Excel Skills- Highly analytical with reporting experience and understanding of data- modelling and forecasting is required. PowerBi and SQL experience is a plus.

- Team management experience is a plus.

- Good product management and liaison with wider teams.

- Commercial awareness to drive conversion rates onsite.