Associate Planner - Contract Based

Job

Overview

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The Associate Planner will support the delivery of the merchandise planning strategy for an assigned category or brand. Through accurate forecasting, sales planning, inventory analysis, and in-season performance reporting, the role helps achieve sales, margin, and stock targets. Working closely with the Planner and cross-functional teams, the successful candidate will turn complex data into clear commercial insights and support disciplined, data-driven planning decisions.

What You'll Be Doing -

• Supporting the development of annual and seasonal sales budgets and forecasts through the analysis of historical performance, market trends, and customer demand
• Preparing sales, margin, and stock analysis to support merchandise planning and trading decisions
• Identifying size-profile, localisation, and growth opportunities through data analysis and regular performance reviews
• Analysing assortment performance and inventory flow to highlight emerging trends, risks, and commercial opportunities
• Supporting the development of channel-level assortment plans in line with budgeted receipt and stock targets
• Preparing SKU- and class-level plans and sharing data-driven recommendations with Buying teams for review and validation
• Contributing insights to assortment optimisation and localisation initiatives based on customer behaviour and regional performance
• Monitoring in-season sales, stock, and margin performance across categories and channels
• Preparing weekly and monthly performance reports that clearly communicate opportunities, risks, and recommended actions
• Supporting allocation and replenishment activities by analysing demand, stock levels, and trading performance
• Recommending markdown, reallocation, and replenishment actions in line with agreed financial targets
• Collaborating with Buying, Commercial, Digital, Finance, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and other teams to support effective planning execution
• Providing analytical input to support cross-functional decisions and trade discussions
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