Regional Retail Planner - Retail Business

Regional Retail Planner with leading Retail brand.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Budgeting :

- Check and confirm the department wise & store wise sales budget given by the central planning team for the season

- Check and confirm the buy value as per the department wise & store wise sales budget

- Check actual versus sales budget achievement as per defined timelines and highlight concerns accordingly

- Recommend and take necessary actions for deficit in budget achievements in collaboration with relevant stakeholders

Product/Stock Management :

- Validate the Open To Buy (OTB) and stock gap for the season

- Roll out the initial allocation received from the central planning team to the store operations team and

RDC for necessary action :

- Track and monitor dispatches as per initial allocation

- Manage timely replenishment and execution of orders by the RDC

- Maintain stock cover as per defined norms across all categories in the stores across the region

Season Launch Allocation :

- Manage availability of stock at the stores as per initial allocation to achieve the store's seasonal target

- Partner with the operations team for implementation of the planogram

- Manage replenishments for stores based on stock performance and availability

Mid Season Monitoring :

- Manage basics allocation to respective stores as per the monthly rolling budget

- Highlight the requirements of the non-basics to the central planning team

- Consolidate FMS and SMS (fast moving and slow moving styles)across the stores in the region

- Provide FMS and SMS analysis to the central planning team to take appropriate actions (discounting,promoting etc)

- Review and ensure that the above actions are implemented at the stores

- Prepare best-buy analysis for old season options and implement the recommended actions

- Undertake market and store visits for customer response, competition mapping and product gap analysis to provide feedback to the central planning team

- Conduct reviews with the operations team and merchandize control team as per defined timelines to track stock status in stores and prepare projections

- Review the broken and healthy stock options with central planning and buying team

- Track the auto replenishment system for non-basics on a weekly basis

End of Season Consolidation :

- Prepare stock consolidation at the end of season

- Check, validate and implement the EOSS discount working

- Provide product SWOT analysis for the season as feedback to the central planning team

- Provide in-depth product related feedback

- Provide competition product analysis People Management

- Select the right team members

- Set expectations and give regular feedback to team

- Provide adequate support and motivate the team to deliver on the job

- Guide, coach, train and develop the team