Planner

About the role

The Planner will support the development of planning strategies for pre‑season, in‑season and post‑season periods, aiming to optimise sales, gross profit value and inventory levels across GMG’s retail network.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare brand and category MIS analytics using sales data, forecasts, order parameters and inventory checks.
• Maintain and analyse sales history, stock budgets and current inventory to produce quarterly open‑to‑buy figures for each store.
• Monitor brand/category plans based on store analytics, customer preferences and buying team projections.
• Coordinate with the buying team to execute in‑season management, including stock balancing, markdown management and stock‑vs‑sales performance.
• Identify obsolete or slow‑moving stock and obtain approval for markdowns or discounts in line with SOPs.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Management or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in retail planning, inventory management or merchandising analytics.

Required skills

• MIS analytics
• Markdown management
• Stock analysis
• GMROII (Gross Margin Return on Inventory Investment)
• OTB (Open to Buy) planning