Assistant Merchandise Planner
Morgan McKinley is seeking an Assistant Merchandise Planner to join a well-known retailer in Dublin.
Key Responsibilities:
* Influencing commercial decisions and collaborating with management to define and maintain optimum stock levels for all products within the group.
* Merchandise planning and stock forecasting (annual, bi-annual, or quarterly) for assigned categories.
* Providing high-quality data and analysis across budget performance, sales performance, margin, and investment.
* Managing category relationships with finance managers in each global location to ensure alignment on budgets and KPIs.
* Optimizing stock levels for each business unit.
* Delivering specialized, high-level commercial analysis and evaluation of medium- and long-term strategic corporate planning opportunities.
* Liaising with suppliers to identify and confirm action plans for slow sellers or discontinued stock.
* Responsible for replenishment, including defining replenishment parameters, forecasting sales trends, reporting on out-of-stock analysis, and supplier fulfillment issues.
* Improving departmental efficiencies through new reporting templates and improved working processes.
Requirements:
* At least 3 years of experience in merchandising/planning within a retail environment.
* Project management experience is beneficial.
* Proficient user of Power BI and MS Office with advanced Excel skills.
* A full, clean driving license is essential.