The job holder is responsible for ensuring Concept merchandise planning & MIS analytics based on actual sales, sales forecasts, company order parameters, inventory checks, forthcoming events & replenishment needs etc.

Also responsible for maximizing sales and profitability in the business by providing effective planograms, managing assortments across stores by Territory/Department/Class/Sub-Class and ensuring inventory levels to achieve or exceed sales targets set by the business.

Merchandise Financial, Strategic and Assortment Planning

• Ensure creation of merchandise plans for all department/category based on insights gained from merchandise analytics, customer preference, historical trends and future outlook projected by the buyer.
• Maximize sales and profitability for the Concept.
• Determine high-level financial goals including pre-season financial plans, in-season projections, open-to-buy management and new store budgets.
• Discuss, decide and freeze the concept merchandise strategic plans around the following factors:
  • Financials (sales, stock, forward cover etc).
  • Store (sub-group level sales, allocation, replenishment etc).
  • Assortment (style, price, brand, supplier etc).
• Building working relationships with Store Managers & identifying their needs, providing information on key factors such as last pieces, items not selling, discontinued lines etc. & allowing freshness into the stores.
• Prepare & monitor reports on performance of Dept./Class/Subclass (where applicable) to identify any exceptions to Sales, Stockholdings, Forward Covers, Inflows and propose actions on out-of-line situations to the Planners/Buyers monthly with action to be taken.
• Visit warehouses and stores on an agreed frequency to monitor orders arrival into warehouse and ensure items are displayed in the correct quantities where store planograms /matrices have space.

Skill

• Must have 3-4 years of relevant experience in retail. Home & Furniture Industry preferred.
• Good knowledge of Merchandise planning and analytics.
• Good knowledge of Retail Industry and products.
• Experienced in using planning applications to execute the planning role.
• Planning and organizing skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Office.

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.