Planning Manager

About the role

The Planning Manager will drive financial and commercial performance across all channels and product categories for Al-Futtaim Group. This pivotal role leads detailed sales planning, forecasting and markdown strategies to optimise inventory, maximise full-price sell-through and deliver profitable growth.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the annual business plan by market and business unit, ensuring alignment with sales, cash margin, markdown cost and closing stock targets.
• Lead accurate forecasting of sales, gross profit, gross margin and markdowns across fashion, food and digital channels, monitoring performance and implementing corrective actions.
• Collaborate with merchandising, buying and operations to translate financial plans into actionable sales strategies and product launches.
• Own the markdown strategy across regions, creating phased price-reduction plans and analysing financial impact to maximise sell-through.
• Produce weekly WSSI reports for Clothing & Home, Food and the total business, and support business-unit sales planning by season.

Required profile

• Proven experience in retail or commercial planning, forecasting and KPI delivery.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and drive actionable insights.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work across merchandising, buying and operations functions.
• Results-oriented with a focus on achieving sales, margin and inventory objectives.

Required skills