Assistant, Global Merchandise Planning

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

We have two Global Merchandise Planning Assistant Positions (Replenishment) that will support all replenishment planning activities globally within Burberry’s global planning organisation. They will embody the Burberry values and contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration. 

Responsible for:

• Assessing the Global Replenishment forecasts for their Division/Areas, and creating a culture of accountability for forecast accuracy.
• Maintaining the Global board line cards for Replenishment items and ensuring adherence to the Replenishment monthly critical path.
• Collaborating with a designated Region to identify and maximise opportunities in Replenishment products.
• Determining long range forecasting to support some key vendor strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Replenishment Operational Management:

• Assisting in the Global Single Pool of Inventory, including forecasting future procurement by size and weekly Single Pool Stock allocations to regional contracts.
• Accountable for communication to the Regions on weekly allocation and stock drops.
• Partnering with Region to define optimal A&R parameters, driving global alignment, championing a unique relationship with an assigned Region whilst covering their product areas for all.
• Alongside Planner, responsible for assessing the Global Replenishment line cards and ensuring adherence to global Weeks of Cover targets for both store and hub.
• Alongside Planner, responsible for driving the Global Replenishment Buy process across all lines actualising against seasonal plans.
• Assists in preparation of insightful commercial analyses to highlight missed opportunities and hindsight for future collection guidance/development particularly with respect for regional ranging.
• Assist other Replenishment Planners on coordinating regular free stock drops to optimise replenishment inventory.
• Assisting in forecasting and planning Replenishment margin for Input into the Seasonal Plans.

Global Line Card Management:

• Responsible for maintaining parametres within Global Line Card across all Replenishment options, including addition and removals, seasonal set-up, link line management.
• Responsible to reviewing Replenishment sized procurement, drive SPI allocation to Regions.
• Responsible for building and maintaining any necessary line card functionality to ensure optimum process and changes in business process.
• Responsible for reviewing trading and buy summaries across the line card which flag anomalies versus centrally defined Hub WOC, Mins and Maxes.
• Responsible for updating Training documentation and driving ongoing training on Line cards across the regions.
• Responsible for maintain good working relationship with IT to ensure data inputs into the Replenishment Line Cards are sustainable and fit for purpose.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Demonstrated experience in a global planning role in a commercial and luxury environment at an Assistant / Allocator level.
• Demonstrated experience across replenishment buy process.
• Customer-oriented approach to problem solving
• Well-developed communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Experience with SAP would be advantageous.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || GLOBAL PLANNING || MERCHANDISING, PLANNING & INVENTORY || n/a ||