Assistant Merchandise Planner

4 weeks ago

Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom The Very Group Full time
About the Role

This exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Merchandise Planner to join our team at The Very Group. As a key member of our merchandise planning team, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of our commercial and inventory management strategies.

Working closely with our Strategic Brand Partnership team, you will be responsible for driving Under Armour sales and maximizing customer satisfaction, sales, and profitability through effective commercial and inventory management, as well as marketing campaign execution.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Merchandise Planner in delivering joint strategic objectives and commercial budgets with Under Armour.
  • Understand annual commercial budgets to drive joint business objectives.
  • Collaborate with the merchandise planner and Under Armour customer services team to manage stock flow from Under Armour through The Very Group's business.
  • Manage product lifecycle to deliver availability targets.
  • Involved in pricing within a product lifecycle to ensure volume and margin are maintained, while stocks are managed, aligning to the trading plan.
  • Support the delivery of effective critical path management to fulfill merchandise plans.
  • Work with the Under Armour team weekly to manage replenishment using the Forecasting application and any Under Armour-specific tools.
  • Collaborate with logistics, operations, and sourcing to establish opportunities to increase speed to market.
  • Understand and utilize data to inform effective decision-making for the department.
  • Assist with the planning and execution of engaging and high-impact campaigns, managing budgets and timelines, and collaborating with colleagues across channel marketing, trade, and agencies to create integrated and creative campaign solutions.
  • Work with Marketing and Category colleagues to deliver category priorities, including contributing to quarterly reviews and new brand engagement.

This role will require UK travel in the future and overseas travel to Under Armour's HQ in Amsterdam (minimum twice a year).

About You

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Merchandise Planner who is passionate about delivering commercial and inventory management strategies that drive customer satisfaction, sales, and profitability.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

  • Retail merchandising experience.
  • Good knowledge of Excel.
  • Strong analytical skills, able to produce, analyze, and articulate findings from reports.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to establish relationships, internal and external, working cross-functionally and collaboratively.
  • Desire to understand the Very customer.
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Decision-making skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage workload.
  • A great attitude and willingness to learn.
What We Offer
  • Flexible, hybrid working model.
  • Inclusive culture and environment.
  • £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs.
  • 27 days holiday + bank holidays.
  • Udemy learning access.
  • Bonus potential (performance and business-related).
  • Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk.
  • Matched pension up to 6%.

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