Head – Planning & Merchandising Jobs In Dubai | 6thStreet.com

Head – Planning & Merchandising Jobs In Dubai | 6thStreet.com

About the job

6THSTREET.COM is a one-stop shop for style-conscious women, men and kids in the UAE, KSA and Kuwait. The fashion-savvy destination offers collections from over 150 international fashion brands such as Dune London, ALDO, Naturalizer, Nine West, Charles & Keith, New Balance, Crocs, Birkenstock, Skechers, Levi’s, Aeropostale, Garage, Nike, Adidas Originals, Rituals, and many more. The online fashion platform also provides free delivery, free returns, cash on delivery and the option for click and collect

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Buying to develop the merchandise strategy, budget and forecast, providing data-driven input from historical data, customer analytics, market conditions and supplier demands
• Align with the merchandising counterparts to define seasonal, annual and multi-year strategies that identify future opportunities, trends and produce competitive advantage and superior results
• Foster a comprehensive understanding of how the customer strategy translates to the financial and buy plans
• Provide input to the Finance team to support accurate business forecasting and areas that can be leveraged to achieve cost control and profitability
• Develop the framework and foundation for the entire Planning function in coordination with relevant stakeholders and ensure successful implementation
• Act as a change leader to support company initiatives, actively participating in strategic decision making, proactively challenging status quo, presenting alternative approaches, and highlighting potential issues as needed

Requirement

• Direct the timely creation, review and execution of the budget and open to buy plans, insuring that they meet financial sales and margin expectations
• Drive annual sales forecasts across the various categories
• Ensure alignment on key business priorities and direction by partnering with key stakeholders across finance, commercial and merchandising teams
• Approve quantification of the buy, ensuring planners create compelling assortment plans that execute the merchandise strategy, capture localization opportunities and maintain financial accountability