At a Glance
- Tasks: Create exciting buy plans and analyse product performance to boost sales.
- Company: Join a dynamic team at Agent Provocateur, known for its innovative approach.
- Benefits: Enjoy 21 days annual leave, generous discounts, and a pension scheme.
- Other info: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and enjoy excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on product planning and drive sales in a creative environment.
- Qualifications: Strong analytical skills and a passion for retail and product management.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
As Purchase and Product Planner for D2C channels, you will be responsible for building commercial buy plans through seasonal and continuity ranges across a retail estate and digital platforms. You will work in a Buying, Merchandising & Allocation department building options and range planning to deliver key analysis and insights in order to maximise sales potential and reduce risk of terminal stocks.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Seasonal Planning & Buys - Work alongside manager to deliver robust seasonal trading strategy driven by KPI’s to SMT set budgets and targets.
- Work with manager and team on shaping seasonal buy budgets, driving category building blocks.
- Seasonal review of product performance and store performance. Proposing in season re-buys to manager.
- Drive seasonal changes to allocation plans and stock level management proposing store to store consolidations.
- Updating and reporting on sizing and buy grids – following trends, size analysis through sales reporting and feedback.
- Work closely with production team, achieving all buy deadlines to seasonal and continuity critical paths.
- Work with channel traders on optimal launch & allocation timelines.
- Maintain OTB continuity sheets for D2C channels ensuring PO’s are accurately raised with Wholesale/Franchise fulfilments considered.
- Checking all Seasonal & Continuity PO’s are raised correctly and match back to Line Details set and created within the department.
- Support in driving regional product feedback, building data driven analysis for future buy decisions.
- Identify and build stock packages for new stores, if required.
- Identify opportunities through product, pricing and competitor awareness.
- Planning Rates Of Sales for seasonal buys on historical/like product.
- Sizing of all seasonal and continuity buys.
- Maintaining and adjusting buy volume grids and size ratios on trending performance.
Reporting & Trade
- Produce and maintain a varied number of Monday trade reports.
- Produce weekly product performance reports for wider team.
- Discuss any weekly trade actions to present to SMT for trade meetings.
- Assist manager in markdown trade analysis, reviewing performance and suggesting actions & discounts on specific products.
- Regular updates to SMT on key product actions and trade drivers.
- Trade of active stock to optimise availability and minimise terminal stocks.
- General stock management, in season store transfers and end of season consolidations.
General
- Work with manager on ad-hoc requests and special projects required by SMT.
- Maintain high levels of communication with cross functional teams within Agent Provocateur – Marketing, Production, Logistics, Wholesale/Franchise.
- Work closely with Web & Digital on product placement and trading patterns.
- Conduct store visits as and when required.
- Regular updates and 1 to 1’s with manager.
- Deputise and cover tasks during annual leave.
Benefits:
- 21 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays each year.
- Generous staff discount across a variety of brands.
- Auto-enrolment into the company pension scheme.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Seasonal ticket loan.
- Charity time-bank scheme.
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
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