Range Planner- Retail

Born in 2014 by Creative Director, Max Svärdh and CEO, Albin Johansson, Axel Arigato is a Sweden based contemporary brand that started from an Instagram page and an idea to break into the footwear market. With deep roots in music, art, architecture and what is contemporary, Axel Arigato has defined itself by offering more than a product. It has been created to leave an experience at the front of mind, whether it’s via stores, online or through events. Axel Arigato currently has 8 stores, including London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Munich & Paris with more pending. Expanding from 2 people to now hiring over 100 members of staff in 7 years, Axel Arigato also operates a subsidiary office in London.
**Range Planner-Retail**

**MORE ABOUT THE ROLE**
Maybe you have noticed that Axel Arigato is growing and fast? Our Merch team is no exception. We are looking to expand the team with **a Range Planning Merchandiser** for our retail locations. As Range Planning Merchandiser you’ll be part of the Merchandising department. The Merchandising department’s function at Axel Arigato is to optimize the possibilities to drive sales, brand value and profitability through assortment, forecasting and inventory management. You will play an essential role on the success of our store network by choosing the right product for each store in the right quantities at the right time. With a strong commercial focus and a talent for spotting trends you will ensure the DNA of Axel Arigato is translated in every store.
If there ever was a role that had to be on the pulse of trends, stores and of course the Axel Arigato brand it is as* Range Planning Merchandiser-Retail*. You will have the opportunity to travel frequently to our retail locations to align with store managers and get a sense of what is moving and what isn’t-and then use your data skills to back it up. You will need to constantly align with other departments and teams and be the driver of information flows. You will be responsible for:

- Assortment and range planning for divisions Footwear, Ready to Wear, Accessories and Objects for all retail stores
- Ensure that assortment plan is inline with directives and are securing sales and profitability targets
- Ensure that assortment and delivery/ drop
- schedule is inline with brand and marketing objectives and targets
- All retail store forecasting including local sales optimization, analysis and planning
- All retail store inventory management including maximizing efficiency, analysis and planning
- Creating seasonal plans for the stores according to delivery/ drop schedule
- Driving short
- and long term sales related actions to capitalize on opportunities
- Administrating, monitoring and updating all store assortments in internal business systems
- Driving weekly store calls with store managers and Retail Manager including securing that relevant information is shared
- Taking an active part in the budget and forecasting process
- Daily, weekly, monthly sales monitoring, analysis and inventory management/ planning
- Conduct relevant qualitative and quantitative analysis’s including data, trend, customer, competitor and market
- Constantly updating other departments on relevant information and sharing reports, forecasts, insights, analysis material or other
- Proactively seeking efficiency improvement including KPI creation and follow up
**ARE YOU THE ONE?**
Our new **Range Planning Merchandiser**-**Retail** is someone who has 5+ years of merchandising and buying experience in the fashion industry; preferably from working with high level brands. We also see you as being experienced and confident in:

- Analysis (you like to work in excel with sales and performance numbers)
- Qualitative analysis/market trends (what do we think the customer wants in a years’ time?)
- Driving sales (sales KPIs, goals, changes in percentages/sales)
- Value proposition
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder management
- Continuous improvements and process analysis
In this recruitment, the individual’s positive and outgoing personality and adaptive mindset is key. You lead with passion and integrity and the fashion industry is where you really want to be.
Our company language is English and as this role is in contact with external partners, English fluency is a requirement. Travel is also expected and required when needed.
**READY TO JOIN THE A-TEAM?**
Location: London
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**A BIT ABOUT AXEL ARIGATO**
The idea of Axel Arigato started with the founders; Max Svärdh and Albin Johansson, questioning the whole structure of the fashion industry - why and how you make things. By foregoing seasonal collections, traditional sales channels and engaging with customers directly, Axel Arigato was launched with one main objective: to create the present, shape the future, and inspire generations.

At Axel Arigato, our aim is to build a platform through the power of commun