Senior Merchandising Manager, Global Merchandise Planning

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today. We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

This position will be accountable for managing all Replenishment defined activities at a Global level. They will lead by example, acting as an ambassador for Burberry, fostering a culture of simplification, innovation and collaboration and driving excellence across the planning organisation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing Replenishment consolidation for overall Group Inventory management
• Ensuring Central and Regional adherence to all Replenishment Targets.
• Responsible for Replenishment sales forecasting and procurement including Single Pool
• Accountable for improving Replenishment Inventory productivity
• Replenishment Inventory Management: Create Replenishment forecasts alongside Regional ranging inputs, providing WoC guidance in adherence with overarching Company strategy
• Timely communication of sales and procurement forecasts in Market and through the season
• Leverage Linecards to improve productivity/ deliveries/ in-stock rates in partnership with Inventory and Product Planning teams
• Manage Replenishment Single Pool of Inventory
• Through S&OP governance drive product lifecycle inventory management and process efficiencies
• Partner with Supply Chain teams to optimise production capacity and vendor management by providing medium to long range unit forecasts
• Optimise raw material management and procurement processes
• Accountable for continuous Replenishment Margin improvement alongside Product and Supply Chain partners
• Partner with Central Merchandising Product teams to determine future Replenishment assortment and seasonal additions based on performance against retail metric criteria

Leadership:

• Coach and develop team to drive planning excellence
• Foster a culture of collaboration and one team spirit
• Actively engage in coaching and mentoring activities, driving personal and professional development and fostering a high-performance culture
• Create opportunities for talent development across the planning organisation

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Extensive experience demonstrating excellence across all aspects of Planning, at a manager level
• Effective communication skills, with proven experience in influencing with credibility up to C-suite
• Strong leadership skills: inspiring, energising and instilling a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability
• Creative, innovative and customer-oriented when faced with business challenges
• Dynamic and collaborative style, able to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams and translate strategic direction to all levels of the organisation
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills
• Experience working within a similar Retail environment

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.