This position is a fixed-term contract for a 6-month maternity cover.

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WHOLESALE MERCHANDISE PLANNER

• Reporting to the Head of European Planning, the planner is responsible for managing the flow of goods into the company to meet sales, margin, and stock targets

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan the replenishment flow of goods into all Perry Ellis Warehouses (both on-site and third-party Warehouses)
• Own the process for seasonal buys and for making recommendations for replenishment purchases
• Ensure each replenishment program is satisfying forecast demand reporting on monthly performance to the management team and merchandising
• Review monthly OTB to manage intake in line with budgets reporting any variances and actions to be taken
• End to end order ownership reviewing the order at risk reports highlighting to teams where intake does not meet demand and making recommendations to ensure sales forecasts are met
• Work with Account managers to ensure customers are notified of risks and delays
• Work closely with Purchasing and sourcing teams to ensure deliveries are on time making any needed call-outs to the Management Team for any air requests
• Work with account managers to review customer weekly sales performance and make a recommendation for replenishment into account
• Ensure team enters customer orders correctly and in line with inventory availability
• Review excess and obsolete stock making recommendations to liquidate non-go-forward inventory available for common stock styles
• Review customer specific stock levels to ensure no excess left in the whs
• Distribute sell in reports to management teams and merchandising highlighting balance to achieve and any risk and potential rebuys needed
• Provide merch teams with sell-in reports and attend lessons learned meeting
• Manage and develop team members into confident planners
• Attend brand conferences and account meetings as and when required

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role or be working at retail
• merchandiser level
• Understanding of the relationship between wholesale and retail
• Intermediate/advanced excel skills
• Knowledge of supply chain function and critical path
• Strong attention to detail
• High level of commercial acumen
• Effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Experience of working in a fast-paced, customer focussed environment
• Good understanding of stock and availability management
• Strong analytical and communication skills