Retail Planner

Job Description

Are you passionate about data-driven forecasting, collaborative planning, and inventory optimization to develop one of the most trusted and valuable brands in the world?

Utilise your professional knowledge help the business deliver its commercial targets!

Forecasting:

• Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts by analyzing historical data, market trends, seasonality, and promotional activities.

• Utilize forecasting tools and statistical models to generate forecasts.

• Adjust forecasts based on changes in market conditions, sales trends, and other drivers.

Retail Planning:

• Track and project on key metrics, including footfall, conversion rate, and average transaction value.

Collaborative Planning:

• Facilitate demand review process and meetings and drive consensus plan with sales, marketing and merchandising team.

• Work closely with sales, marketing, and merchandising teams to incorporate promotional events, new product introductions, and discontinuations into demand forecasts.

• Coordinate with the promotion team and retail marketing team to plan promotional materials.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyze key data sources including sales trends, customer preferences, inventory turnover, and market insights to refine demand plans.

• Monitor and measure forecast accuracy and continuously refine forecasting methods for better predictability.

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process enhancements and automation in planning and inventory management.

• Develop and implement best practices to improve forecast accuracy and inventory optimization.

• Stay updated on industry trends, tools, and methodologies to support continuous improvement in planning.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Retail Planner is responsible for forecasting and managing consumer sales & inventory levels to ensure optimal stock levels across retail locations. This role is pivotal in balancing product availability and minimising excess inventory, with a focus on data-driven forecasting, collaborative planning, and inventory optimisation. Working closely with sales, marketing, supply chain, and purchasing teams, the Retail Planner ensures products are available to meet customer demand while supporting business profitability.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, or a related field is preferred. A Master’s degree or professional certification(e.g., APICS, CPIM) is a plus.

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in demand planning, inventory management, or a similar role, preferably in a retail environment.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in demand forecasting software and tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis), and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data analysis).

• Analytical Skills: Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.

• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams.

• Problem Solving Skills: Ability to identify problems quickly and devise solutions to manage demand fluctuations and inventory challenges.

• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast paced environment.

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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