Merchandise Planner

The Job

.As a Merchandise Planner you will be driving the business by creating the optimized stock offer at the various points of sale. You ensure the promotion and availability of the product drives sell-through and maximizes profitability. You will have a focus on planning & merchandising and maintain a strong relationship on different levels of the brands organization.

Your Mission
- Monitors and analyses performance and takes initiatives to maximize sell through and turnover;
- Responsible for forecasting, planning, allocation & replenishment and managing inventory based on KPI’s and sell-through information;
- Build the analytical base for all retail or e-commerce assortment and replenishment decisions;
- Responsible for developing the merchandise plans in cooperation with the responsible teams of the brands. Ensures the right balance between demand drivers, volume drivers and strategic initiatives;
- Seasonal assortment planning for NOS and seasonal products in collaboration with key account/retail management;
- Ensures a good level of communication, excellent services and support towards the teams of the brands;
- Works on the strategic plan for all brands and builds the analytical base for commercial decisions;
- Collects customer and market feedback and communicates this back into the organization;
- Prepare and participate at all brand meetings (e.g. sell-in, business updates, budget, etc.);
- Build the budget for all brand retail assortments in the relevant channel: full-price, outlet or e-com in alignment with the brand and account strategy;
- Other occurring relevant activities and/or projects.

Your Talent
- Bachelor in business studies or equivalent
- Min 3-5 years of experience in similar position
- English on proficiency level
- Analytical, result oriented, commercial

We Offer
- Our salaries are based on 38 hours per week, but fulltime work is 40 hours per week. Instead, you choose between a lot of holidays; 40 per year ór choose for a 40-hour salary per month with still 28 holidays. You can switch every six months;
- Annual bonus scheme;
- New hires (introduction) days with all new colleagues from all our global offices;
- Great offer of e-learnings and a training offer for personal development;
- Enough free fruit for you daily vitamins;
- Provided lunch for low cost;
- Choose between lease-bike, NS Business Card or travel by car for € 0,23 per km (>10km).
- 8% holiday allowance, employee insurances and a good pension scheme;
- Employee discount on the PUMA, Levi’s, Fuelforfans and BMW Lifestyle websites;
- Hybrid working. On fulltime basis 3 days in the office and 2 days at home (incl. allowance for home working);
- Flexible working hours, modern workspace and a good working atmosphere;
- International working environment with colleagues of more than 50 different nationalities;
- Wellbeing activities (f.e. yoga, pilates and bootcamp);
- Community involvement (stichd impact tool);
- stichd drinks 5/6x per year in the city center of Den Bosch;
- Work hard, play hard. Our stichd-events are legendary.