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Planning Assistant | Retail | Marks & Spencer | UAE

Location: Dubai, AE

Company: Al Futtaim Private Company LLC

Job Requisition ID: 154012

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world\'s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group\'s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

Assistant Planner is responsible in assisting the Planning Manager in OTB Management and work closely with all BU teams to ensure buying is in line with the OTB issued.

Tracking seasonal launch availability working closely with UK, Hubs and WH and highlight BU teams for any delays.

Closely monitor the monthly Intake plan for rolling 12 months for GBP booking and manage the cash flow

Managing the stock allocation for 45 stores working closely with Allocation and buying team to ensure stock is allocated at the right time in right quantity and setting up the business reports through system tools

What you will do:-

Description of Accountability:

BUSINESS PLAN AND DELIVERY OF KEY KPI\'s

Responsible for extracting data for all business planning

Responsible for OTB management and stock flow

Accountable for Stock Management

Support Planner in Markdown Management

Stock Allocation

Work closely with allocation team ensure stock is allocated to stores in line with the plan

Weekly meetings with buying team and allocators to highlight any concerns and take actions.

SALE/PROMOTION MANAGEMENT

Support Planner on executing the markdown/sale

Decide Right Discount by Market based on Sell through

Ensure Municipality Permission list submitted on time as per market requirements for Sale and Promotion application

Ensure system Prices are updated on all sale and Promotion products

TRADE

Ensure Weekly Trade Reports are delivered on time

Ensure Weekly Seasonal Fulfilment/Availability is tracked and highlighted for any concern or delays.

Attend weekly team meeting and suggest actions to drive business

Analyse Shop floor stock by Department and Store vs Ideal and highlight variations to team for

Required Skills to be successful:-

To be successfully considered for this role, you must demonstrate the following skills and qualifications:

What equips you for the role:

Bachelor\'s Degree

5+ years\' experience in planning and forecasting.

Experience working with E-Commerce platforms.

Excellent Microsoft Excel Skills

Able to handle Complexity

Excellent Planning and Organizing Skills

Attention to Detail

Highly Numerate

Strategic planning

Attention to detail.

Knowledge of SAP an additional advantage

Multitasking.

Collaboration.

Strategic thinker.

Excellent English Communication skill.

Good Analytical skills & Interpersonal skills

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer\'s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference\xe2\x80\xa6

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