Philips
Merchandise Planner Manager
As the Merchandising Planning Manager you together with the digital merchandising manager drive the daily sales for the European market on the Philips web shop across Europe. You will recap and analyze the business against the financial plan, and forecast sales on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis by collaborating with the customer demand planner and digital merchandising manager. You will be presenting financial plans, forecasts and strategies in key meetings to drive the category plan for the year for E-commerce.
Set up and drive the forecasting and planning process for Europe in PH E-commerce.
Provide forecasts on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis to ensure the customer demand planner can secure availability
You´ll proactively report on the health of the business and facilitate smart business decisions, communicate financial results, forecasts, and action plans to managers and cross-functional team members on a weekly basis.
You´ll collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge.
In addition, you´ll participate in an integrated account team with the digital merchandising manager, the customer demand planner and traffic manager, supporting and fostering an open and inclusive environment that adopts diversity, encourages accountability, and drives toward results. Analyze seasonal activity and using sell through analysis to identify when levels/ stock needs to be reduced to manage phase outs. Continuously seeking to improve reports and processes and challenge the status quo.
Generic KARs:
Set up and drive the forecasting and planning process for Europe in PH E-commerce.
Provide forecasts on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis to ensure the customer demand planner can secure availability
You'll proactively report on the health of the business and facilitate smart business decisions, communicate financial results, forecasts, and action plans to managers and cross-functional team members on a weekly basis.
You'll collaborate with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge.
In addition, you'll participate in an integrated account team with the digital merchandising manager, the customer demand planner and traffic manager, supporting and fostering an open and inclusive environment that adopts diversity, encourages accountability, and drives toward results.
Analyze seasonal activity and using sell through analysis to identify when levels/ stock needs to be reduced to manage phase outs.
Continuously seeking to improve reports and processes and challenge the status quo.
A Bachelor/Masters degree (business, marketing or similar);
Experience in merchandising planning company planning, merchandising or allocation
Experience in e-commerce, with a leading online/multi-channel/vertical retailer
Ability to work at a fast pace with agility
Retail Math including intricacies of sales, gross margin, retail and financial experience, understanding and familiarity of retail planning software
PC literate with working knowledge of Excel including setting up spreadsheets, formulas, etc.
Ability to influence and build strong working relationships
Considerable business acumen and commercial thinking
Fluent in English